Page 16 THE REVERE ADVOCATE–Friday, November 8 , 2019 Greater Boston Food Bank honors CHA Revere Care Center O n October 17 at its seventh annual Food is Medicine event, the Greater Boston Food Bank (GBFB), the largest hunger-relief organization in New England, honored CHA Revere Care Center, which is part of academic community health system Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), with its Community Champion Food is Medicine award and a $5,000 grant. The award is given annually to a GBFB partner that is advancing the awareness, understanding and implementation of food as a health intervention. In 2018, CHA Revere Care Center began working with GBFB, Good Measures and Tufts Health Plan to establish a free monthly produce-only market that provides nutrition education and health information to patients on-site. The market offers 2530 pounds of fresh produce per household each month; 90,402 pounds of produce have been Staff and providers from Cambridge Health Alliance and the CHA Revere Care Center, joined by representatives from Good Measures and Tufts Health Plan, accepted the Community Champion Food is Medicine award from the Greater Boston Food Bank in honor of their partnership to combat food insecurity. (Courtesy Photo) distributed to more than 1,500 CHA patients and community members since its inception. CHA Revere Care Center and its partners are also conducting research on the health outcomes of their patients. The collaboration was funded by a social determinants of health grant from the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office. “We are truly honored and extremely grateful for all of the support from the Greater BosAward-Winning Landscaping Servicing the North Shore for over 38 Years ton Food Bank, Good Measures and Tufts Health Plan to help us address a critical need in the Revere community and beyond,” said CHA’s Chief Community Officer, Mary Cassesso. “Food insecurity affects a wide range of families across our region, including many children, and our monthly market plays an important role to fill that gap and, as a result, profoundly afFOOD BANK | SEE PAGE 22 NOW BOOKING NEW CUSTOMERS! DON’T WAIT! Call 781-321-2074 Pavers * Walkways * Patios * Driveways * Pool Decks Planting * Perennials * Shrubs * Trees New Lawns * Sod * Hydroseed Flowers/Annuals/Mums * Conventional Seeding * Synthetic Complete Maintenance * Cleanups (Spring & Fall) * Lawn Cutting, Edging & Weeding * Lawn Fertilizer Programs * Trim & Prune Shrubs * Mulching, Thatching Interlock Block * Fire Pits * Sitting Walls * Pillers Landscape Lighting * Design * Install * Repair * Night Illumination
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