What question did this study set out to answer?

This research aims to assess the impact of a grocery intervention led by community health workers on hemoglobin A1c levels for individuals with food insecurity and type 2 diabetes.

February 19, 2026Open Access

Food Rx + CHW: a community health worker-led medically tailored grocery intervention to address food insecurity and type 2 diabetes, a pilot randomized trial

Key Points

This research aims to assess the impact of a grocery intervention led by community health workers on hemoglobin A1c levels for individuals with food insecurity and type 2 diabetes.
Pilot randomized trial design
Intervention focused on medically tailored grocery support
Involvement of community health workers
Assessment of hemoglobin A1c levels over time
Participants showed a reduction in hemoglobin A1c levels after dietary changes
Reduction was sustained over a period
Intervention demonstrated effectiveness in addressing food insecurity and diabetes management

Abstract

These findings suggest that CHWs support a patient's ability to reduce hemoglobin A1c through dietary behavior changes and sustain this reduction over time. This trial was retrospectively registered at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT06476990) on June 20, 2024.

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Bridges et al. (Mon,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6996a818ecb39a600b3ee8d2 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-026-26567-2

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