Healthcare Utilization and Neighborhood Disadvantage in Patients with Food Insecurity

Explore the relationships among health care utilization, neighborhood disadvantage, and food insecurity. Study findings are discussed within the context of the five key activities to facilitate integration of social care into care coordination and transition management practice: awareness, adjustment, assistance, alignment, and advocacy. Implications for future research are discussed.

Continuing Education Instructions and Disclosure Information:

Contact hours available until 4/15/2023.

Requirements for Successful Completion:
Complete the learning activity in its entirety and complete the online nursing continuing professional development evaluation. You will be able to print your NCPD certificate at any time after you complete the evaluation.

Faculty, Planners, and Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:

Conference Planning Committee Disclosures:
No conference planning committee member discloses any actual or potential conflict of interest.

Speakers Conflict of Interest Disclosure:
Kristine Adams, MSN, CNP - serves on an advisory panel for Pfizer on population health and receives an honorarium annually

No other speaker discloses any actual or potential conflict of interest.

Commercial Support and Sponsorship:
No commercial support or sponsorship declared.

Accreditation Statement:
This educational activity is jointly provided by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. (AJJ) and the American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing (AAACN).

Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

AAACN is a provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, provider number CEP5366.

Learning Outcome:
After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to discuss the relationship between food insecurity and health care utilization and identify ways to integrate assessment of food insecurity into ambulatory care nursing practice.