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Summit County piloted senior farmers’ market vouchers, enrolling 28 seniors and directing $1,400 in benefits
Summary
Summit County health promotion staff presented results from an inaugural Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program that ran July–October, enrolling 28 seniors and issuing $1,400 in state-issued vouchers.
Summit County health promotion staff presented results from an inaugural Senior Farmers’ Market Nutrition Program that ran July–October. The program targeted low-income seniors and provided $50 in state-issued vouchers (five $10 vouchers) to each eligible participant for use at authorized farmers markets and participating vendors.
Tabitha Allred, a health educator on the department’s health promotion team, told the board that the county enrolled 28 seniors (roughly evenly split between North and South Summit) and…
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