Resources

The long-term goal of FiMSC is to develop a coordinated approach for integrating healthy food access policy, system, and environmental strategies in the health care system throughout South Carolina. We are dedicated to incorporating current research and methodologies into our work, ensuring that our initiatives and recommendations are informed by evidence-based approaches. This page is dedicated to reports, presentations, and mentions from FiMSC committee members.

Reports

South Carolina Food is Medicine Landscape Assessment Findings and Proposed Actions
VeggieRx and GroceryRx Produce Prescription Programs Evaluation: Preliminary Findings of Pre/Post Patient Surveys and Results from a Qualitative Journey Mapping Process

Resources

View resources developed by the Nutrition Education for Health Professionals Subcommittee

View Resources

Reports

Year-End Report

2023

Year-End Report

2022

Year-End Report

2021

Presentations

Mitchel, D, Myers, O, Petitpain, D & Stewart, K (2024, April). Food As Medicine: Strengthening the Continuum of Care Through SDOH. South Carolina Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Annual Meeting, Greenville SC.
Weaver, A, & Brittain, B (2024, March). Food is Medicine South Carolina: Research Insights and Future Directions. 2024 South Carolina Public Health Association Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC.
Draper C (2024, February). Advancing Food is Medicine Strategies Through SNAP-Ed at Local and State Levels. Annual meeting of the Association of SNAP Nutrition Education Administrators, Washington D.C.
King, Z, Weaver, A, & Brittain, B (2023, December). Food is Medicine SC: Building Relationships between Healthcare Organizations & Food Access Partner to Address Nutrition Insecurity. 6th Annual Live Health South Carolina Meeting, Columbia, SC.
King Z, Weaver A, Carter N, Brittain B, & Viventi V. (2023, November). Food is Medicine SC: Building Relationships between Healthcare Organizations and Food Access Partners to Address Nutrition Insecurity. 26th Annual South Carolina Annual Rural Health Conference, Hilton Head Island, SC.
Weaver, A (2023, October). Scaling and Infrastructure. Invited panelist at the 10th Annual Food is Medicine Symposium - State Policy Workshop at Harvard Law School, Cambridge, MA.
King, Z (2023, October). Advancing Food Is Medicine Strategies Through the SC Food Policy Council. Opportunity SC: 2023, Myrtle Beach, SC.
Weaver, A, Bourdon, A (2023, March). Food is Medicine Alignment and Initiatives in South Carolina. South Carolina Public Health Association Conference, Myrtle Beach, SC.
Weaver A, Bourdon A, Draper C (2022, December). Food is Medicine Alignment and Initiatives in South Carolina. Annual meeting of Diabetes Free SC, Columbia, SC.
Draper, C, Weaver, A, Hollins, K, Wilson, B, & Myers, O (2021, August). Food is Medicine South Carolina: Multi-sector collaborations and stories from the field. 6th Annual South Carolina Population Health Summit: Connecting Healthcare & Community: A Catalyst for Change, Virtual.

Mentions

Food is Medicine South Carolina is referenced in Mainstreaming Produce Prescriptions in Medicaid Managed Care: A Policy Toolkit and Resource Library https://chlpi.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Mainstreaming-Produce-Prescriptions-in-Medicaid-Managed-Care-V6.pdf [Kristin Sukys, Erika Hanson, Katie Garfield & Emily Broad Leib, Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation, Mainstreaming Produce Prescriptions in Medicaid Managed Care: A Policy Toolkit and Resource Library (June 2023)].