{"id":2749,"date":"2016-10-19T14:13:48","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T14:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/?p=2749"},"modified":"2016-10-19T14:19:07","modified_gmt":"2016-10-19T14:19:07","slug":"fhmc-brings-healthy-choices-to-the-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/fhmc-brings-healthy-choices-to-the-community\/","title":{"rendered":"FHMC Brings Healthy Choices to the Community"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb_share_1\" style=\"float: right; margin-left: 10px;\"><a name=\"fb_share\" type=\"box_count\" share_url=\"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/fhmc-brings-healthy-choices-to-the-community\/\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php\">Share<\/a><\/div><div><script src=\"http:\/\/static.ak.fbcdn.net\/connect.php\/js\/FB.Share\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><\/div><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2770\" src=\"http:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/FHMC-greenmarketpic2-282x300.jpg\" alt=\"fhmc-greenmarketpic2\" width=\"282\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/FHMC-greenmarketpic2-282x300.jpg 282w, https:\/\/medisyshealth.org\/newsletter\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/FHMC-greenmarketpic2.jpg 516w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 282px) 100vw, 282px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Friday, October 7th, Flushing Hospital Medical Center and Sodexo Registered Dietitians Laura Wang and Michelle Hill hosted the successful Farmers Market Tour (also known as the Grow NYC GreenMarket Tour) at the very busy Corona Queens location. The event was part of Flushing Hospital\u2019s initiative to give the communities it serves more access to fresh, local fruits and vegetables.<\/p>\n<p>The hospital has collaborated with the New York City Department of Health (NYCDOH) and Grow NYC to provide Health Bucks to patients who visit the Women\u2019s Health Clinic. \u00a0According to the NYCDOH, \u201cHealth Bucks are paper vouchers, each worth $2.00.\u00a0 They are distributed by the NYC Health Department\u2019s District Public Health Offices and can be used to purchase fresh fruits and vegetables at participating markets.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Typically a customer needs to spend $5 of EBT funds to receive $2 Health Bucks, to be used at any participating GreenMarket,\u00a0however, this program allows participants to receive Health Bucks without using their own funds. Additionally, the participants received two times the dollar amount in Health Bucks for attending the GreenMarket Tour.<\/p>\n<p>Several weeks before the Farmers Market tour took place in Corona, Flushing Hospital\u2019s dietitians coordinated a community outreach event in the waiting room of the Women\u2019s Health Clinic.\u00a0 They distributed Health Bucks, taught visitors how to infuse fresh herbs with their drinking\u00a0water and shared healthy recipes as well as information about the GreenMarket Tour.<\/p>\n<p>Michelle Hill, Chief Clinical Dietitian,\u00a0stated,\u00a0\u201cIt was a wonderful opportunity to raise awareness of the importance of eating fresh fruits and vegetables and how to obtain them locally.\u201d She continued, \u201cThis program is important because it is a way to help people afford and prepare for a healthy lifestyle while supporting regional farmers\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Share On Friday, October 7th, Flushing Hospital Medical Center and Sodexo Registered Dietitians Laura Wang and Michelle Hill hosted the successful Farmers Market Tour (also known as the Grow NYC GreenMarket Tour) at the very busy Corona Queens location. 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