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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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Across the United States, nearly 34 million people experience hunger each year. Poor nutrition is linked to an array of health issues, including nutrient deficiencies, cardiovascular ailments, weakened immune systems and stunted growth in children, and can lead to long term health issues.
Continue ReadingIn 2014, Vitamix Corporation, the successful manufacturer of high-performance blending equipment, established the Vitamix Foundation to advance its values and commitment to empowering people to live healthy lives. The Vitamix Foundation exists to advance the knowledge, access, and enjoyment of plant-based whole foods with a special focus on pregnancy and early childhood. In the first 10 years of the Foundation’s history, they have committed over $4 million in grants to support initiatives that address maternal and child nutrition across the United States.
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