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Upstream Risk Screening Tool

Health Begins

This social needs screening survey contains questions on: education, employment, social support, immigration, financial strain, housing insecurity and quality, food insecurity, transportation, violence exposure, stress, and civic engagement. The survey also includes recommended screening frequency for each question and a scoring system to calculate an overall upstream risk score. The tool incorporates measures from the Institute of Medicine’s recommended social and behavioral domains and measures for electronic health records.

To access the tool, contact HealthBegins.

Upstream Risk Screening Tool. Health Begins website. https://www.healthbegins.org/contact-us.html

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