Identifying Food Insecurity in a Rural Vermont Primary Care Setting

Lyon, Jessica

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Identifying Food Insecurity in a Rural Vermont Primary Care Setting

Lyon, Jessica

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http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Abstract

Recent years have shown an emergence of interest in social determinants of health by healthcare providers, community leaders, and social service organizations alike. Among the social determinants of health, food insecurity has been associated with higher incidences of chronic disease and poor health outcomes as compared to rates among individuals not screening positive for food insecurity. This project aims to compare the effectiveness of screening patients for food insecurity via formal paper questionnaires versus the traditional approach of an open patient-provider dialog guided by provider intuition in identifying food insecure individuals in a primary care setting.