A set of social needs screening questions can be helpful in identifying patients' adverse social determinants of health.
Download a sample Social Needs Screening Tool
(Adapted from Health Leads' Screening Toolkit.)
A resource developed by Community Food Initiatives and West Virginia University, SEO Foodlink includes an interactive map of food resources across 10 counties in southeast Ohio.
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