Joseph McCarthey left the Franklin Park Conservatory Farmers Market with three full plastic grocery bags of vegetables — all for only $1. Buckeye Health Plan members can receive a $10 voucher to buy fruits and vegetables at the farmer’s market. Children can also receive a “Buckeye Buck” to buy a healthy snack. Buckeye Health Plan and Produce Perks, a healthy food incentive program, launched a new statewide program called “Buckeye Fresh!” to raise awareness on the importance of healthy eating and helping people on a limited budget get access to healthy foods. Ohio adults only eat 10% of the recommended amount of fruits and 6.9% of vegetables daily, said Sheila Speights, a community relations representative with Buckeye Health, one of five Medicaid managed-care plans in Ohio. “When we bring events like this in communities that are low income, we have the opportunity to educate them about living healthy and having healthy behaviors…
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