Northwell Health partners with Instacart to bolster food access

Healthcare DIVE July 18, 2024
Peyton Bigora

The tie-up with New York’s largest healthcare provider is focusing first on supporting expecting mothers in Black and Brown communities who are food insecure.

Dive Brief:

• Northwell Health, the largest healthcare provider in New York state, is partnering with Instacart, to expand access to nutritious foods and help prompt healthy lifestyle choices.
• Northwell will leverage Instacart’s platform to support programs that address “social determinants of health,” such as food access and transportation. The first program under the partnership will focus on improving access to nutritious food for expecting mothers in Black and Brown communities who are food insecure.
• Instacart has been building out its food-as-medicine arm over the past few years, rolling out digital solutions that link to health...

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