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Wholesome Wave awarded USDA grant to launch innovative, equity-centered fruit and vegetable prescription program for pregnant participants in Hartford.
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Wholesome Wave awarded USDA grant to launch innovative, equity-centered fruit and vegetable prescription program for pregnant participants in Hartford.

Wholesome Wave has been awarded a USDA grant to launch innovative, equity-centered fruit and vegetable prescription program for pregnant participants in Hartford. Leading Connecticut public health organizations have high aspirations for a new food-as-medicine model that centers on community fidelity, equity, and dignity.

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