To be eligible for Refresh Now, participants must be diagnosed or at high risk for a major chronic illness, be a resident of Kent County, have the ability to commit to the three-month program, and be at least 18 years of age (although the participant’s entire family benefits from the fresh food vouchers). Refresh Now requires a screening for blood pressure, height, weight, BMI, lipid profile (cholesterol), and A1C.
Additional labs may be required as determined by chronic disease state of the individual. Patients are referred through Refresh Now partner site liaisons, who then prescribes fresh food vouchers that can be redeemed for fresh fruits and vegetables at any of Access’ affordable Fresh Markets.