Healthcare
Food Bank Mobile Pantry and Clinic Food Prescription logic model
In eleven rural and peri-urban census tracts, 1 in 6 households screen positive for food insecurity and the nearest full-service grocery store is more than 10 miles away. Partner clinics screen patients for hunger but have nowhere to send them the same week.
Inputs
- One refrigerated mobile pantry truck and a 0.5 FTE CDL driver
- Produce and protein from regional growers and the food bank's donated inventory
- Referral agreements with 4 primary care clinics that use the Hunger Vital Sign screen
- Client intake software that records visits without collecting more data than eligibility requires
Activities
- Run 24 scheduled mobile pantry stops each month at clinics, schools and churches
- Accept clinic food prescriptions and reserve produce boxes for referred patients
- Offer SNAP application help at every stop
- Rotate a dietitian to monthly stops for cooking demonstrations tied to chronic disease diets
Outputs
- 288 mobile pantry distributions per year
- 1.1 million pounds of food distributed per year, at least 45% fresh produce
- 2,400 unduplicated households served per year
- 620 clinic food prescriptions filled
- 380 SNAP applications submitted with staff assistance
Short-term outcomes
- Referred patients receive food within 7 days of a positive screen
- Households report fewer skipped meals at 3-month follow-up
Intermediate outcomes
- Share of repeat households screening positive for food insecurity falls by 20% after 12 months
- SNAP enrollment among served households rises measurably
Long-term impact
- Improved chronic disease control among food-prescription patients
- Clinics and health plans co-fund the food prescription as a sustained service
Indicators and data sources
| Indicator | Source | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Pounds distributed and percent fresh produce | Food bank warehouse management system | Monthly |
| Unduplicated households served | Client intake system (for example Link2Feed or Oasis Insight) | Monthly |
| Food insecurity screening result | Hunger Vital Sign 2-item screen in partner clinic EHRs | Quarterly |
| SNAP applications submitted and approved | Food bank SNAP outreach log and state agency confirmations | Quarterly |
Assumptions
- Partner clinics keep screening and referring at current volumes
- Donated and purchased food supply holds steady as federal commodity allocations change
Programs this model suits
- USDA Emergency Food Assistance Program (TEFAP) storage and distribution funds via the state agency
- Feeding America network capacity and fresh produce grants
- Community foundation basic needs and health system community benefit grants
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