This podcast episode explores research studies examining patients’ and caregivers’ perspectives about the acceptability of social risk screening in the context of clinical care settings and the common question, “Should I screen for a social need I can’t address?”
It is is the third in a series focused on health care sector efforts to increase awareness about both patient and community-level social conditions.
This issue brief describes the different roles intermediaries can play; provides examples of where they have been used in practice; and identifies the risks, benefits, and possible innovations of intermediaries as well as policy approaches that might facilitate their appropriate use.
This publication characterizes referrals to community-based organizations by primary care practices, which are increasingly being used by healthcare organizations to invest in social care.
This publication provides a framework outlining the unique responsibilities of governmental public health and can be used to explain the vital role of governmental public health in a thriving community; identify capacity and resource gaps; determine the cost for assuring foundational activities; and justify funding needs
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