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Carly Graf

Carly Graf

Carly Graf is a Kaiser Health News journalist in Montana, dog mom and overzealous trail runner

Mackenzie Sachs, a registered dietitian who works with FAST Blackfeet’s produce prescription program on the Blackfeet Reservation, in northwestern Montana, prepares food during an online cooking class. (FAST BLACKFEET)

Fresh produce is an increasingly popular prescription for chronically ill patients

By: - March 27, 2023

When Mackenzie Sachs, a registered dietitian on the Blackfeet Reservation, in northwestern Montana, sees a patient experiencing high blood pressure, diabetes, or another chronic illness, her first thought isn’t necessarily to recommend medication. Rather, if the patient doesn’t have easy access to fruit and vegetables, she’ll enroll the person in the FAST Blackfeet produce prescription […]