Franciscan Health offering Produce Prescription program in Munster

Registration is now open for the Franciscan Health Produce Prescription Program in Munster, which aims to assist with chronic disease management.

Upon successful completion of the free, six-week program, participants will receive monthly fresh produce vouchers for six months.

Participants must have pre- or existing chronic conditions such as diabetes, heart disease or cancer; be referred by Franciscan Health physicians; have moderate to high food insecurity as determined by a screening process and complete a six-week Cooking Matters course.

The program will meet weekly from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Central on Thursdays from April 30 through June 4 in the Fresh Start Market on the lower level of the Hammond Clinic at 7905 Calumet Ave. in Munster.

The deadline to register is April 20. To register and for more information, contact Wendie Clark at (219) 407-6948 or Wendie.Clark@franciscanalliance.org.

The Produce Prescription Program is made possible in part through a partnership with the Indy Hunger Network and donations to the Franciscan Health Foundation’s Food Insecurity Fund. For more information on the Food Insecurity Fund or to donate, go online or call the Franciscan Health Foundation at (219) 661-3401.