SCREENING FOR BASIC AND SOCIAL NEEDS
Thanks for digging deeper! Here you can explore the three screening tools discussed in today’s content and the research behind them. You can also learn more about designing a unique screening tool that best addresses the needs of the community you serve.
Hager’s 2-Item Screen also known as The Hunger Vital Sign
A validated screening tool for food insecurity
Within the past 12 months we worried whether our food would run out before we got money to buy more.
Within the past 12 months the food we bought just didn’t last and we didn’t have money to get more.
Interested in the literature? Follow the link below to read:
Promoting food security for all children. Committee on Nutrition, Council on Community Pediatrics, Pediatrics 2015; 136: e1431-e1438.
IHELLP
Income, Housing, Education, Legal Status, Literacy, Personal Safety
Interested in the literature? Follow the link below to read:
Multiple behavior change intervention to improve detection of unmet social needs and resulting resource referrals. Colvin JD et al., Acad Pediatr 2016;16:168-74.
WECARE
Well Child Care, Evaluation, Community Resources, Advocacy, Referral, Education
Interested in the literature? Follow the link below to read:
Addressing social determinants of health at well child care visits: a cluster RCT. Garg A et al., Pediatrics 2015; 135:e296–e304.
AAP STAR Center
Screening, Technical Assistance & Resource Center: Browse the resources on this page for information and tools on screening, referral, and follow-up for social determinants of health and managing psychosocial concerns.