NBC Connecticut Features Food as Medicine Program - Leaders urge to buy local as cyclosporiasis cases near 70 in CT

NBC Connecticut visited Fair Haven Community Health Care's 374 Grand Ave. campus to interview CEO, Dr. Suzanne Legarde, and showcase the health center's Food as Medicine program.

Amid rising cyclosporiasis cases in the state of Connecticut, leaders in Greater New Haven are urging residents to source their fresh produce from local growers and farmers markets where the risk of contamination is much smaller than at a grocery store. See the whole story and interview with Dr. Suzanne Legarde on NBC Connecticut's website.

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