The Warrior Wellness Project™

The Warrior Wellness Project™ program is designed to:

• By providing medically tailored groceries to Veterans with chronic conditions there will be a reduction and reliance on healthcare services and associated costs
• Promote behavioral changes that empower Veterans to adopt healthier eating habits and mitigate the incidence of food-related illnesses, including diabetes, hypertension, and cardiovascular diseases
• Financial literacy education will help Veterans better understand money management
• Assist Veterans with locating a home through the VA HUD/VASH program
• Assist Veterans with locating jobs through the VA Compensated Work Therapy (CWT) program

• Help eliminate food insecurity among the vulnerable Veteran population

  Program Partners

• Tufts University: Assistance with providing valuable Food is Medicine research information
• The Palo Alto VA Medical Center’s Research Team: Assistance with providing analytics and research support on the pilot and on-going program
• Palm Beach County Food Bank, Feeding South Florida, and the United Way of Palm Beach: Assistance with providing medically tailored groceries
• Food locker company: Assistance with providing 15-door refrigerated food lockers with 24/7 monitored access
• The West Palm Beach VA Healthcare System Healthy Teaching Kitchen:  Assistance with providing nutrition education, cooking skills, and hands-on meal preparation
• UF Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) and UF Institute of Food and Agriculture Sciences (IFAS) Extension:  Assistance with providing basic nutrition education and financial literacy education
• The West Palm Beach VA Healthcare System HUD/VASH program – will support placing Veterans in jobs while helping them find a home

• The West Palm Beach VA Healthcare System  Connected Care – will provide Veterans with connected devices (smartphones/iPads) for program accessibility