Food Insecurity Among Veterans: Resources to Screen and Intervene

Alicia J Cohen; James L Rudolph; Kali S Thomas; Elizabeth Archambault; Megan M Bowman; Christine Going; Michele Heisler; Thomas P O'Toole; David M Dosa

Food Insecurity Among Veterans: Resources to Screen and Intervene

Fed Pract. 2020 Jan;37(1):16-23.

Authors

Alicia J Cohen¹, James L Rudolph¹, Kali S Thomas¹, Elizabeth Archambault¹, Megan M Bowman¹, Christine Going¹, Michele Heisler¹, Thomas P O'Toole¹, David M Dosa¹

Affiliation

¹ is a Research Scientist; is Director; is a Research Health Science Specialist; is a Social Worker; is Associate Director; all at the VA Health Services Research & Development Center of Innovation in Long Term Services and Supports at the Providence VA Medical Center in Rhode Island; is Senior Medical Advisor, Office of the Assistant Deputy Undersecretary for Health for Clinical Operations, Veterans Health Administration in Washington, DC. is Assistant Chief, Nutrition and Food Services at VA Salt Lake City Health Care System in Utah. is Executive Assistant, Office of the Assistant Deputy Undersecretary for Health for Clinical Operations, Veterans Health Administration. is a Research Scientist at the Center for Clinical Management Research, Ann Arbor VA Medical Center in Michigan. Alicia Cohen is an Assistant Professor of Family Medicine and Health Services, Policy and Practice; James Rudolph is Professor of Medicine and Health Services, Policy and Practice; Kali Thomas is an Associate Professor of Health Services, Policy, and Practice; David Dosa is an Associate Professor of Medicine and Health Services, Policy and Practice; Thomas O'Toole is a Professor of Medicine; all at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and Brown University School of Public Health in Providence, Rhode Island. Michele Heisler is a Professor of Internal Medicine and Health Behavior and Health Education at the University of Michigan Medical School and School of Public Health. Megan Bowman and Christine Going are Co- Chairs, and Alicia Cohen, Kali Thomas, and Thomas O'Toole are members of the Ensuring Veteran Food Security Work-group.

PMID: 32047351
PMCID: PMC7010340

Abstract

A screener was created in the VA electronic health record clinical reminder system to facilitate an interdisciplinary approach to identifying and addressing food insecurity.

Abstract

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