Page 5 - 2017 Open Hand Atlanta Annual Report

WE COOK. WE DELIVER.
WE TEACH. WE CARE.

WE COOK.

FOOD IS MEDICINE PROGRAMS Freshly prepared meals for senior clients
“Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy Open Hand prepares freshly-cooked, home-
food” — Hippocrates’ wise words are the foundaton delivered or congregate meals that exceed the
for everything we do at Open Hand. Our health- standard nutritonal requirements of Georgia’s
promotng prepared meal programs serve vulnerable seniors, most of whom are dealing with chronic
low-income clients in a variety of setngs, providing disease. Seniors are able to choose from a variety
freshly cooked home-delivered meals, combined with of delicious seasonal menu oferings made with
snacks or supplements, to meet the daily nutriton only the freshest and highest quality ingredients.
requirements for their specifc health conditons. Health-promotng meals for at-risk youth

Medically-tailored meals for Medicaid clients Open Hand’s kid-friendly menus exceed the
These Open Hand meals are created to help our USDA’s requirements for well-balanced, nutritous
clients prevent or manage diabetes, high blood meals that address the needs of low-income
pressure, heart disease, cancer, HIV/AIDS, obesity children enrolled in the USDA’s Summer Food
and other chronic conditons. Designed by our Service Program (SFSP) at Quality Care for
experienced Registered Diettan Nutritonists Children summer camp sites around Atlanta. In
and Culinary team to meet the highest quality additon, Open Hand helps these at-risk kids
standards, they are as delicious as they are model healthy eatng behaviors that will stay with
therapeutc. them as they grow.
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Care transiton meals from hospital to home Good Measure Meals social enterprise
Open Hand also provides medically-tailored meals Good Measure Meals (GMM), Open Hand’s
to enrolled individuals across 19 metro-Atlanta fresh, ready-to-eat gourmet-quality meal plan,
countes within 48-72 hours of discharge from is designed to ofer the general public access
the hospital or a skilled nursing facility. Studies to balanced nutriton to help them meet their
show emphatcally that the provision of quality personal health and wellness goals. 100% of net
nutriton immediately following discharge greatly profts from the sale of Good Measure Meals
reduces re-hospitalizatons and leads to beter support Open Hand nutriton programs provided
health outcomes. free of charge to the most vulnerable in our
community.

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