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Abstract
Within the last five years, the prevalence of diabetes among inmates living in Oregon prisons has increased by 50%. The number of Oregon inmates living with diabetes is expected to increase with the aging inmate population and the obesity epidemic. To reduce risk for chronic disease, the Healthy Food Access Project (HFAP) was implemented in the minimum-‐security facility at Coffee Creek Correctional Facility (CCCF) to improve nutrition for female inmates and teach them food-‐related skills by: 1) expanding the prison garden, 2) education and skills training, and 3) reducing prison menu by 800 calories a day (3,000 to 2,200). The goal of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of HFAP on diabetes management by: a) describing the changes in glycemic control and other biometric measures and b) measuring the impact HFAP had on canteen purchases.