Community health workers identify health-related social needs in patients

(American Academy of Family Physicians) Addressing patients' health-related social needs, like housing and food security, is integral to patient care. Federally Qualified Health Centers are leaders in screening for and addressing patients' health-related social needs. However, screening practices vary. This variation is relatively unexplored, particularly with regards to organizational and state policy influences.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news