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A Qualitative Study of Collaborative Food Programs: Insights from a FQHC-University Partnership During COVID-19
Miranda Kim1, Christine K Thang2, Lauren Imai2
1Semel Healthy Campus Initiative Center, UCLA, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA.
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|June 13, 2025
Summary
Food Is Medicine (FIM) programs show promise for addressing food insecurity. University-community partnerships are key to successful FIM program implementation, highlighting the need for collaboration and addressing logistical challenges.
Area of Science:
- Public Health
- Health Services Research
- Qualitative Research
Background:
- Food insecurity is a significant public health issue.
- Food Is Medicine (FIM) programs are emerging interventions to address food insecurity.
- Existing literature lacks qualitative evaluations of FIM program implementation.
Purpose of the Study:
- To qualitatively evaluate stakeholders in Food Is Medicine (FIM) programs.
- To examine the structure, implementation, and impact of the UCLA-VFC Emergency Prepared Meal Program.
- To compare the UCLA-VFC program with three other FIM initiatives.
Main Methods:
- Semi-structured interviews with 11 stakeholders across four FIM programs.
- Online interviews conducted between July and September 2022.
- Inductive thematic analysis of transcribed interview data.
Main Results:
- Four recurrent themes emerged: leadership/collaboration, community partnerships/health education, logistical/funding/sustainability challenges, and the need for evaluation.
- Findings offer insights into designing FIM interventions within healthcare settings.
- University-community partnerships show potential for addressing food insecurity.
Conclusions:
- University-community partnerships can effectively address food insecurity.
- This study provides a contextual understanding of FIM program implementation.
- Further quantitative evaluation is needed to support a collaborative FIM model.
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