Observational StudyFood Insecurity Reduction & Strategy Team

This study seeks to address the multifaceted challenges posed by food disparities and their negative consequences on health outcomes, via a comprehensive community health intervention program. Study objectives include:

1. To describe the social-demographic and clinical factors associated with food insecurity in the hospitalized diabetic population.
2. To design, implement and evaluate a nutrition program targeting the hospitalized diabetic population. The investigators will prospectively randomize the target population into either a nutrition program (Intervention), or state-of-art standard of care (SOC) in a 4:1 ratio. Participants in the intervention group will be provided the following two resources in addition to SOC: 1) Enhanced access to nutritious food (twice daily meal delivery up to 90 days post-discharge) 2) Education at discharge and continuing outreach to enhance knowledge for better diet and food options.
3. To enhance community engagement and develop a systematic implementation plan for long-term roll-out of the nutrition program.