2020 Gage Award Winner | Henry Ford Health System - Henry's Groceries for Health

To mitigate food insecurity in Southeast Michigan, Henry Ford Health System partnered with Gleaners Community Food Bank to launch a supplemental food delivery program. Henry’s Groceries for Health provided groceries to vulnerable patients screened at four Henry Ford Medical Group clinics. The program recruited 340 food-insecure patients, 276 of which remained in the program for the full 12 months. Each participant received a starter kit of staples and biweekly food boxes that included enough food for 10 supplemental meals. Within 12 months, emergency department visits for the intervention group declined 42 percent, and hospitalizations declined 56 percent.