Date of Publication
Winter 1-25-2019
Abstract
What influences primary care providers’ screening for food insecurity and recommending food resources?
This study examined the barriers primary care providers have to screening for food insecurity and recommending resources to their patients. By analyzing the factors that drive or prevent providers from making recommendations, we can help address food insecurity within the healthcare setting
• Food security is defined as having access to enough food in order to maintain an active and healthy life
• An estimated 1 in 8 Americans suffer from food insecurity, which is associated with adverse health outcomes and an increase of $77.5 billion in additional healthcare costs annually
• Resources exist to ease the burden of food insecurity, but these resources may be underutilized and poorly integrated within the healthcare field
Advisor(s)
Shaden Eldakar-Hein
UVM Larner College of Medicine
John Gorton
Sheldon Methodist Church Food Shelf
Agency
Sheldon Methodist Church Food Shelf
Subjects
Access to Health Services, Food Safety, Maternal, Infant, and Child Health, Nutrition and Weight Status, Social Determinants of Health
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 License
Recommended Citation
Awadalla, Menna; Conde Fabela, Juan; Davey, Annabelle; Dubuque, Jack; Fernandez, Jhaimy; McClain, Ian; Park, Haewon; Scagnelli, Connor; Gorton, John; and Eldakar-Hein, Shaden, "Assessing Food Insecurity Screening Among Healthcare Providers in Vermont" (2019). Public Health Projects, 2008-present. 278.
https://scholarworks.uvm.edu/comphp_gallery/278