Reinvestment Partners named in Blue Cross NC Foundation's $4 million Food Is Medicine investment
Our belief that food is health care has long been central to our work at Reinvestment Partners, and it's a principle that's increasingly shaping how communities and health systems approach chronic disease.
The Blue Cross NC Foundation announced a $4 million commitment to Food Is Medicine solutions across North Carolina, selecting Reinvestment Partners as one of nine community organizations to receive multi-year grant funding. The investment will support our work connecting people across the region to nutritious food as part of managing chronic conditions like diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension.
Read the full press release below.
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Durham, NC — Reinvestment Partners has received a grant from the Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina Foundation (Blue Cross NC Foundation) to expand the Eat Well Rx program which improves access to healthy food, helping people better manage chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension and reducing health care costs overall. Data released last week highlights how efforts like these deliver meaningful savings and improve health.
The funding is part of the Blue Cross NC Foundation’s $4 million statewide investment supporting organizations across North Carolina that are integrating food into health care. By partnering with trusted local organizations like Reinvestment Partners, the Foundation is helping bring practical, effective solutions like Eat Well Rx directly into communities.
“Access to healthy food is foundational to good health,” said Colleen Briggs, President of the Blue Cross NC Foundation and Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility at Blue Cross NC. “By investing in community-led Food Is Medicine programs like Reinvestment Partners, we’re supporting proven strategies that help people manage chronic conditions, strengthen local food systems, and lower health care costs.”
The investment will support Reinvestment Partners’ work connecting people across the region to Eat Well Rx’s services which provides nutritious food as part of managing chronic conditions like diabetes, heart disease, and hypertension.
“Our belief that food is health care has long been central to our work at Reinvestment Partners, and it's a principle that's increasingly shaping how communities and health systems approach chronic disease” said Reinvestment Partners CEO, Peter Skillern. “We are proud to partner with the BCBSNC Foundation to expand the Eat Well Rx program and deliver improved outcomes”.
Food Is Medicine approaches connect North Carolinians to nutritious food through health care and community partnerships, addressing diet-related chronic conditions while supporting local food systems. Programs funded through this initiative range from produce prescriptions and nutrition education to prepared meals and medically tailored groceries, tailored to meet the needs of each community.
To learn more about Eat Well Rx and Reinvestment Partners’ Food Is Medicine work, visit www.eatwellrx.org.
To learn more about Food Is Medicine efforts statewide, visit ncfoodismedicine.org.