Work in Action

Nemours Children’s Health

Nemours Children’s Health published a social determinants of health playbook, which aims to improve providers’ ability to effectively screen patients and connect them to social services. The tool allows providers to integrate hunger screening into routine and acute care of patients.

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Serving Up Healthy Foods for those Most in Need

However, people that are critically ill may also be immobile or live in an area with limited access to healthy and affordable foods, also known as a food desert, and may not be able to maintain a healthy diet on their own. The combination of limited access to nutritious food, a lack of financial resources, and the complexity of adhering to dietary recommendations, make an already scary situation even more difficult.

National Commitments to End Hunger and Build Healthy Communities

The 2022 White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health presented a transformational vision to end hunger and reduce diet-related diseases by 2030 while addressing disparities in the most affected communities.