Just as health systems are improving patient outcomes by basing in-store clinics
in food stores and partnering with retail dietitians and pharmacists, healthcare
providers are paying close attention to social determinants of health such as
food insecurity, in traditional diagnostic settings.
Take, for instance,
non-profit Promedica, which serves a 27-county area of Northwest Ohio and
Southwest Michigan that was particularly hard hit by the recession and collapse
of the auto industry. It’s started to screen all patients admitted to five of
its 17 hospitals about their ability to feed themselves and their
families.
Read the full story online here.
No comments:
Post a Comment