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The Institute for Preventive Healthcare and Advocacy has expanded programming to include outreach and education events at several local BIPOC churches to support with healthy eating, diabetes prevention, and chronic disease screening.

October – December 2022: IFPHA was able to connect with 71 BIPOC residents of Buncombe County through new church outreach and education events. IFPHA partnered with a local community health worker organization, UNETE, to outreach 84 community health workers and provided training and education on diabetes and heart disease prevention. IFPHA provided their monthly lunch and learn series on healthy eating and diabetes prevention for 11 BIPOC Buncombe residents and linked 67 home-bound Buncombe County residents to primary care provider services for ongoing prevention and screening.

IFPHA continued to provide outreach and engagement events throughout 2023 for the Shiloh Community. Lunch and Learn participant data from 2023 reflects ongoing increases in knowledge and access to healthy foods. Learning sessions covered healthy eating/recipes, as well as stress management, prevention monitoring for chronic illness, community outings, and access to community resources through guest speakers.