Addressing Food Insecurity: Lessons Learned from Co-Locating a Food Pantry with a Federally Qualified Health Center

dc.contributor.authorReinoso, Deanna
dc.contributor.authorHaut, Dawn
dc.contributor.authorClaffey, Stephen
dc.contributor.authorHahn Keiner, Kathy
dc.contributor.authorChavez, Alejandra
dc.contributor.authorNace, Nicole
dc.contributor.authorCarter, Amy
dc.contributor.departmentPediatrics, School of Medicine
dc.date.accessioned2023-09-08T13:49:02Z
dc.date.available2023-09-08T13:49:02Z
dc.date.issued2022-09-30
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: Social determinants of health, such as food insecurity, contribute to chronic health conditions, decreased quality of life, and health disparities. Increasingly, healthcare systems seek to address social determinants of health by integrating medical and social care. Description: Eskenazi Health Center Pecar is a Federally Qualified Health Center providing comprehensive primary care to vulnerable patients in Indianapolis, IN, USA. This health center, in coalition with community partners, established and continually developed an integrated food pantry model to address food insecurity, improve nutrition education, and support patient access to healthy food. Discussion: Food insecurity and poor nutrition are common in primary care and contribute to the incidence and outcomes of chronic conditions such as obesity, hypertension, and diabetes. Long-term management of food assistance and nutrition programs requires substantial resources, partnerships, and leadership. We describe lessons learned in food pantry partnership, funding, logistics, and sustainability in a collaborative food access model integrated into healthcare. These lessons learned can be utilized by other health systems to scale up and accelerate strategies to better address food security and nutrition education. This paper articulates best practices for integrating a food pantry model within primary care with the goal of long-term sustainability and direct impact on patient health outcomes.
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dc.identifier.citationReinoso D, Haut D, Claffey S, et al. Addressing Food Insecurity: Lessons Learned from Co-Locating a Food Pantry with a Federally Qualified Health Center. Int J Integr Care. 2022;22(3):24. Published 2022 Sep 30. doi:10.5334/ijic.6430
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1805/35494
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUbiquity Press
dc.relation.isversionof10.5334/ijic.6430
dc.relation.journalInternational Journal of Integrated Care
dc.rightsAttribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.sourcePMC
dc.subjectIntegrated care
dc.subjectFood insecurity
dc.subjectNutrition
dc.subjectPrimary care
dc.subjectFederally Qualified Health Centers
dc.titleAddressing Food Insecurity: Lessons Learned from Co-Locating a Food Pantry with a Federally Qualified Health Center
dc.typeArticle
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