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Pharmacist involvement in addressing public health priorities and community needs: The Allegheny County Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Project
Prev Chronic Dis
Community–clinical linkages are connections between community and clinical sectors to improve population health, and community-based pharmacists are well positioned to implement this strategy.
Diaper need? You can bank on it
Acad Pediatr
DIAPER NEED IS the lack of sufficient diapers to keep a child clean, dry, and healthy. It is a newly recognized social and financial burden for 1 in 3 families in the United States. Despite this statistic, diaper costs are not addressed by federal antipoverty programs.
Screening for food insecurity in the primary care setting: Type of visit matters
J Gen Intern Med
In 2018 over 11% of American households experienced food insecurity (FI), a condition of limited or uncertain access to food, putting those individuals at higher risk of chronic diseases including diabetes, obesity, depression, and hypertension.
The silence of food insecurity: Disconnections between primary care and community organizations
J Patient Cent Res Rev
Purpose: Food insecurity is a prominent issue in the United States, and it is well established that food insecurity is linked to health and chronic illnesses.
Promoting cross-sector collaborations to address intimate partner violence in health care delivery systems using a quality assessment tool
J Womens Healthu
Background: As part of a Domestic Violence and Health care Partnership (DVHCP) project in California, 19 leadership teams consisting of representatives from domestic violence agencies and health care delivery systems in California came together to improve care related to intim
The National Academy of Medicine social care framework and COVID-19 care innovations
J Gen Intern Med
Despite social care interventions gaining traction in the US healthcare sector in recent years, the scaling of healthcare practices to address social adversity and coordinate care across sectors has been modest.
The health and social needs of patients discharged from the emergency department with suspected COVID-19
Public Health Rep
Health-related social needs (HRSNs), such as food or housing insecurity, are important drivers of disparities in outcomes during public health emergencies.
Interventions addressing social needs in perinatal care: A systematic review
Health Equity
Introduction: Health is impacted by a wide range of nonmedical factors, collectively termed the social determinants of health (SDoH).
Survivors' input on health care-connected services for intimate partner violence
J Womens Health (Larchmt)
Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is increasingly recognized as a social factor impacting health, and health care providers are encouraged to routinely screen and refer patients for needs related to IPV.