Cambridge Health Alliance Revere Mobile Market Celebrates Fifth Anniversary

REVERE, MA — March 3, 2023 — Undeterred by frigid temperatures, members of the Good Measures team, the Greater Boston Food Bank, Point32Health, City of Revere, Cambridge Health Alliance (CHA), volunteers, and 400 households that receive produce gathered to celebrate the CHA Revere Mobile Market’s fifth year. 

The mobile market, which is held the first Saturday of each month, started in 2018 as a way to increase community access to fresh foods. Good Measures has supported the mobile market since its inception, providing food demonstrations, distributing recipes, assembling bags of fresh produce, and coauthoring a study about the mobile market’s impact. Good Measures registered dietitians also support some CHA patients who participate in the market.

“The CHA mobile market makes a meaningful difference in the health and quality of life for community participants,” said Caroline Carney, RDN, Good Measures Chief Customer Officer. “We all need to take more action to change the way our food system works. I am so proud and in awe of the work CHA has done to make this a reality and all the support the Greater Boston Food Bank has provided to bring fresh food to a community. The mobile markets have shown that food is power. It has the power to bring people together, the power to provide hope, and the power to heal.” 

“For the past 5 years CHA's Revere Mobile Market has been able to help food-insecure households have healthy foods such as fresh produce, which is often expensive to purchase,” said Jean Granick, Program Manager, CHA Community Health Improvement. “Without proper food and nutrition, there is a higher risk for our patients and community members developing poor health outcomes.”