Promoting Healthy Food and Beverage Consumption

Navajo Nation

Community Outreach and Patient Empowerment (COPE), PIH’s sister organization on the Navajo Nation, is addressing chronic conditions, such as diabetes and high blood pressure, by helping people access healthy food and drinks.

The Fruits and Vegetable Prescription Program provides vouchers for fresh and traditional foods coupled with nutrition education sessions to promote access to healthy foods.

The Water Is K’é program is also striving to promote consumption of water by leveraging cultural teachings and knowledge. This has included working with early childhood centers and schools on activities such as infused water recipes and, most recently, lessons that incorporate cultural teachings to encourage water as a healthier alternative to soft drinks.