Abstract
This chapter examines the different types of responses that can occur when a patient or family is identified as having food insecurity (FI). The chapter begins with how an individual healthcare provider responds to a positive FI screen within a clinical setting. Next, there is a discussion of how the larger community or practice can address FI in a broader way largely outside the clinic walls. Finally, the chapter discusses how healthcare providers can affect change by developing and advocating for policy changes in their region or nationally.
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- AAP:
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American Academy of Pediatrics
- ACGME:
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Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education
- AMA :
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American Medical Association
- CHW :
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Community health worker
- EHR :
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Electronic health record
- FI :
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Food Insecurity
- FPL :
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Federal poverty level
- SDH :
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Social Determinants of Health
- SFSP :
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Summer Food Service Program
- SNAP :
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Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
- TANF:
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Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
- WCC :
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Well-child check
- WIC :
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Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children
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Bruce, J.S., Palakshappa, D., Kersten, H.B. (2018). Scope of Interventions to Address Food Insecurity. In: Kersten, H., Beck, A., Klein, M. (eds) Identifying and Addressing Childhood Food Insecurity in Healthcare and Community Settings. SpringerBriefs in Public Health(). Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-76048-3_3
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