Food is our culture, happiness, and health.
Fresh Connect is a tech-enabled food prescription program that empowers people with the money and flexibility to buy the foods they need to be healthy.
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FOOD INSECURITY AFFECTS HEALTH
People struggling with food insecurity are cut off from accessing and affording fresh foods leading to stress and impossible trade-offs that impact their health and stability.
HEALTHCARE CAN CHANGE FOOD ACCESS
Healthcare can transform the impact food has on health and make fresh food accessible and more affordable by covering the costs of healthy foods for patients.
Our Solution
Fresh Connect makes it possible for healthcare organizations to cover the cost of healthy food for patients and measure impacts.
Frictionless Payment Technology
The Fresh Connect Card* lets patients choose the healthy foods they want at the stores they already shop.
HIPAA Compliant Enrollment + Analytics
Our cloud-based platform integrates seamlessly with healthcare IT infrastructure and workflow and streamlines program administration and measurement.
Exceptional End-to-End Support
The Fresh Connect team offers ongoing personalized cardholder support from the point of enrollment.
*Card disclaimer: The Fresh Connect Card is the About Fresh Focused Incentive Mastercard® Prepaid Card
Here’s how it works:
Collect baseline health indicators, and sets monthly card disbursement amount through our HIPAA compliant, system-integrated enrollment form.
And new cardholders are welcomed into the program and introduced to their new card by our Fresh Connect team.
- grocery stores
- farmers’ markets
- mobile markets,
- restaurants,
- and online.
Lets patients check card balances, ask program questions, and find where to use their Fresh Connect card.
promotes regular shopping engagement with periodic reminders, timely follow-ups, and ongoing communication.
And generates monthly activity summaries on how patients use and spend Fresh Connect.
- health outcomes
- healthcare costs,
- patient experience, and,
- patient healthy food access
Back to electronic health records and assess:
*When About Fresh partners with research organizations, our indirect cost recovery rate is 15%
Fresh Connect for Healthcare
Learn how Fresh Connect's tech-enabled food prescription program is transforming patient care and driving health outcomes.
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Let’s Connect
We welcome Fresh Connect inquiries from healthcare organizations, social service organizations, government agencies, grocery retailers, and the media. Fill out this form, and we will get back to you promptly.
“Our partnership with About Fresh is a vital component of our strategy to address adverse social determinants of health for our patients and promote health equity across the City of Boston.”
