Health x Design Winners

Honorable Mention
Leveraging the health system to address malnutrition

Innovating for Impact: Better Food for Seniors

Contributors:
Denise C. Tahara, Xue Bai, Mary McBride, Kavita Ahluwalia

Project Overview

Denise C. Tahara, MBA, PhD, Xue Bai, MPS, Mary McBride, PhD, and Kavita Ahluwalia, DDS, MPH, designed Better Food for Seniors, an integrated medical, social, and public health solution providing nutrient-rich foods for malnourished seniors. Their proposal leverages existing technologies and systems, such as electronic health records and electronic benefit transfer (EBT) cards, in order to improve access, availability, utilization, and sustainability of feeding systems for seniors. This team was awarded for recognizing the systemic nature of the complex social challenges that we face as we try to improve access to nutritious food.

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