Screening for food insecurity in pediatric primary care: A clinic's positive implementation experiences

E. Adams, D. Hargunani, L. Hoffmann, G. Blaschke, J. Helm, A. Koehler
J Health Care Poor Underserved

Our project's purpose was to assess the acceptability of a screening and intervention program to address food insecurity (FI) in pediatric primary care. We implemented systematic FI screening during routine health supervision visits. Our positive results can help to inform implementation of routine FI screening in clinical practice.

Adams E, Hargunani D, Hoffmann L, Blaschke G, Helm J, Koehler A. Screening for food insecurity in pediatric primary care: A clinic's positive implementation experiences. J Health Care Poor Underserved. 2017;28(1):24-29. PMID: 28238983. DOI: 10.1353/hpu.2017.0004.

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Publication year

2017

Resource type

Peer Reviewed Research

Outcomes

Process

Provider Experience of Care

Population

Children and Youth

Study design

Other Study Design

Keywords

Primary care