OPEN HAND ATLANTA INC
181 ARMOUR DRIVE NE, ATLANTA, GA 30324 www.openhandatlanta.org

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Organizations Filed Purposes: WE COOK. WE DELIVER. WE TEACH. WE CARE.

OPEN HAND COMMUNITY NUTRITION PROGRAMS INCLUDE: A.IN 2019, OPEN HAND PROVIDED 1,110,570 HOME-DELIVERED MEALS AND MARKET BASKET MEAL BAGS TO APPROXIMATELY 3,799 CLIENTS PER OUR COUNTY CONTRACTS. OUR SERVICE AREA FOR THESE SENIOR MEAL CONTRACTS INCLUDES BARTON, BUTTS, CARROLL, CHEROKEE, CLAYTON, COBB, COWETA, DEKALB, DOUGLAS, FAYETTE, FORSYTH, FULTON, GWINNETT, HENRY, NEWTON, PAULDING, POLK, ROCKDALE, WALTON COUNTIES. B.THE PREPARED MEALS PORTION OF THE PROGRAM PROVIDES FOR ONE, TWO OR THREE FRESHLY COOKED THERAPEUTIC MEALS, COMBINED WITH HEALTHY SNACKS OR SUPPLEMENTS, TO MEET THE DAILY NUTRITION NEEDS OF LOW-INCOME MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO ARE DEALING WITH A CRITICAL, CHRONIC, OR TERMINAL DISEASE. OTHER QUALIFYING INDIVIDUALS MAY INCLUDE DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF ANY OPEN HAND CLIENT, REGARDLESS OF THEIR HEALTH STATUS. NUTRITION EDUCATION IS DELIVERED ON A REGULAR BASIS WITH THE MEALS, AS WELL AS IN GROUP AND CLINICAL SETTINGS. MENUS ARE DEVELOPED AND PRODUCTS ARE SELECTED BY OPEN HAND'S REGISTERED DIETITIAN NUTRITIONISTS, AND INCLUDE THERAPEUTIC AND PREFERENTIAL MENU OPTIONS. C.OPEN HAND'S MARKET BASKET PROGRAM PROVIDES A WEEKLY SUPPLY OF BOTH NONPERISHABLE GROCERIES AND FRESH FRUIT AND VEGETABLES TO LOW-INCOME, MEDICALLY-ELIGIBLE CLIENTS WHO ARE EMPOWERED TO PREPARE THEIR OWN HEALTHY MEALS WITH NUTRITION GUIDANCE PROVIDED BY OPEN HAND REGISTERED DIETITIANS NUTRITIONISTS. THIS ACCOMMODATES A SUPPLY OF FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES INCLUDING MORE LOCALLY GROWN PRODUCE. D.IN ADDITION, OPEN HAND PROVIDED APPROXIMATELY 127,993 EMERGENCY NUTRITION SUPPLEMENTS (ENS), IN THE FORM OF MEAL REPLACEMENT SNACKS AND NUTRITION SUPPLEMENTS, TO LOW-INCOME, MEDICALLY-ELIGIBLE MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN, OFTEN DURING EXTENDED WAITS FOR THEIR HEALTH CARE APPOINTMENTS. PATIENTS WHO HAVE HAD DENTAL PROCEDURES MAY ALSO RECEIVE MECHANICAL SOFT MEALS PROVIDED THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. E.CENTRAL TO OPEN HAND'S COMPREHENSIVE APPROACH TO NUTRITION, CLIENTS ARE ASSESSED AT INTAKE AND OFFERED CONSISTENT NUTRITION EDUCATION BY OPEN HAND REGISTERED DIETITIAN NUTRITIONISTS (RDNS), WHICH INCLUDES PRINTED NUTRITION EDUCATION MATERIALS AND, DEPENDING UPON THEIR ASSESSMENT, INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP NUTRITION COACHING SESSIONS. THESE GROUP SESSIONS HAVE A COMMUNITY OR PUBLIC HEALTH FOCUS, AND INCLUDE TOPICS SUCH AS PORTION CONTROL, HEALTHY EATING, HANDS-ON FOOD PREPARATION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND DISEASE SELF- MANAGEMENT. CLIENT COUNSELING SESSIONS INCLUDE INDIVIDUALIZED NUTRITION ASSESSMENT, DIAGNOSIS, EDUCATION, AND GOAL-SETTING. FOLLOW-UP REINFORCEMENT IS PROVIDED BY OPEN HAND RDNS, AND MAY INCLUDE MONITORING OF CLIENT HEALTH METRICS, NUTRITION EDUCATION, ASSESSMENT OF HEALTH GOAL PROGRESSIONS, REFERRAL(S) TO ADDITIONAL SUPPORT SERVICES, AND/OR PHONE CONSULTATIONS. F.OPEN HAND PROVIDED MEDICAL NUTRITIONAL THERAPY (MNT) TO 290 CLIENTS IN 2019. MNT IS PRESCRIBED BY A CLINICIAN, TARGETS A SPECIFIC MEDICAL CONDITION, AND INCLUDES A NUTRITION DIAGNOSIS, THERAPY AND COUNSELING SERVICES - ALL PERFORMED BY OPEN HAND REGISTERED DIETITIANS (RDS). DESIGNED BY THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NUTRITION AND DIETETICS, MNT INCLUDES A SPECIFIC PLAN OF ASSESSMENT, NUTRITION DIAGNOSES, INTERVENTION, EVALUATION/MONITORING, DOCUMENTATION, AND COMMUNICATION WITH CLIENT'S HEALTH CARE PROVIDER. THIS SERVICE IS AVAILABLE TO MEN, WOMEN AND CHILDREN WHO HAVE A NUTRITION-SENSITIVE CHRONIC DISEASE AND WHO ARE COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THEIR HEALTH THROUGH BETTER FOOD CHOICES AND BEHAVIOR MODIFICATION. G.OPEN HAND IS GEORGIA'S LEAD PARTNER FOR THE NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED COOKING MATTERS NUTRITION EDUCATION PROGRAM - SIX WEEKS OF CLASSES UTILIZING AN EVIDENCE-BASED CURRICULUM ORIGINALLY DESIGNED BY SHARE OUR STRENGTH. IN 2019, THE OPEN HAND COOKING MATTERS TEAM TAUGHT 2,189 PARTICIPANTS HOW TO PREPARE HEALTHY, TASTY MEALS ON A LIMITED BUDGET - OFFERING PRACTICAL, HANDS-ON INSTRUCTION FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES SUCH AS MEAL PREPARATION, GROCERY SHOPPING, FOOD BUDGETING THAT EMPOWERS PARTICIPANTS TO MAKE HEALTHIER CHOICES, EVEN WITH VERY LIMITED RESOURCES. COOKING MATTERS HELPS OPEN HAND ADDRESS THE CO-OCCURRING ISSUES OF FOOD INSECURITY, OBESITY, AND RELATED NUTRITION-SENSITIVE DISEASE, WHICH ARE OFTEN MORE COMMON AMONG AT-RISK, DISADVANTAGED POPULATIONS.

GOOD MEASURE MEALS (GMM) OPEN HAND'S FEE-FOR-SERVICE SOCIAL ENTERPRISE, OFFERS NUTRITIOUS, GOURMET- QUALITY MEAL PLANS TO PEOPLE WHO WISH TO MANAGE CHRONIC ILLNESSES SUCH AS DIABETES, HYPERTENSION OR OBESITY, AND PEOPLE LOOKING TO IMPROVE OR MAINTAIN A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE THROUGH BETTER NUTRITION. THIS PROGRAM EXTENDS OPEN HAND'S MISSION ACROSS THE FULL SOCIO-ECONOMIC SPECTRUM, MAKING AN EVEN GREATER IMPACT ON OUR COMMUNITY. IN 2019, AN AVERAGE OF 400 CLIENTS EACH WEEK RECEIVED A TOTAL OF 222,340 HEALTHY MEALS THROUGH THIS PROGRAM. NUTRITION SERVICES AND WELLNESS PROGRAMMING CONTINUE TO PROVIDE NUTRITION EDUCATION TO CUSTOMERS AND CORPORATE PARTNERS, PROVIDING 159 INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP NUTRITION ASSESSMENTS/COUNSELING ON A FEE-FOR-SERVICE BASIS AT OPEN HAND, WITH AN ADDITIONAL 59 NUTRITION PHONE CONSULTS WITH A GMM REGISTERED DIETITIAN. GOOD MEASURE MEALS' CATERING EXTENSION OF THE SOCIAL ENTERPRISE SECURED CATERING VENDOR CONTRACTS PRIMARILY IN THE CORPORATE SECTOR IN 2019, AND SERVED 75 CATERED EVENTS.

OPEN HAND'S SENIOR NUTRITION PROGRAM PROVIDES ONE OR TWO FRESHLY COOKED HEALTH-PROMOTING MEALS, COMBINED WITH SNACKS OR SUPPLEMENTS, TO MEET THE DAILY NUTRITION NEEDS OF HOMEBOUND SENIOR CLIENTS AND SENIORS IN CONGREGATE SETTINGS. IN 2019, OPEN HAND PREPARED AND DELIVERED APPROXIMATELY 592,784 TOTAL ANNUAL MEALS TO AN AVERAGE OF 1,716 SENIOR CLIENTS EACH DAY IN SENIOR CENTERS. ADDITIONALLY, OPEN HAND PROVIDED NUTRITION EDUCATION AND WELLNESS COACHING TO APPROXIMATELY 837 SENIORS IN GROUP SESSIONS CONDUCTED IN SENIOR CENTERS AND SENIOR HIGH-RISE COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT METRO-ATLANTA.

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