Oral Presentation - Programmatic/Innovation

Health Equity and Interprofessional Collaboration in Action: The Development of a Health System Food Pantry

- CDT
Room: St. Nicholas A
Tina Gunaldo, PhD, DPT, MHS
North Oaks Health System
Rami Nelson, DNP, MSN, RN, CPHQ, LSSBB
North Oaks Health System
Track:
  • Expanding Interprofessional Health and Social Care Teams and Collaborative Practice

Interprofessional collaboration is inherent in health equity work. This presentation will demonstrate how a health system integrated healthcare delivery practices and community partners to support patients facing food insecurity. There are practical strategies that can be applied to interprofessional education experience development and implementation in practice settings to promote health equity.

Learning Objectives

  • Participants will increase understanding of food insecurity and resources that can support patient health outcomes and healthcare delivery.
  • Participants will identify the roles of key stakeholders, including healthcare providers, community businesses, government agencies, and non-profits, in addressing food insecurity.
  • Participants will develop a blueprint to design and implement interprofessional collaboration strategies for developing a hospital-based food pantry.

References

  • Dean EB, French MT, Mortensen K. Food insecurity, health care utilization, and health care expenditures. Health Serv Res. 2020; 55: 883–893. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.13283
  • Johnson KT, Palakshappa D, Basu S, Seligman H, Berkowitz SA. Examining the bidirectional relationship between food insecurity and healthcare spending. Health Serv Res. 2021; 56: 864–873. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-6773.13641
  • Center for Planning Excellence. State of Hunger: Tracking Food Insecurity in Louisiana — Center for Planning Excellence
  • Healthy People 2023. Search Healthy People - Healthy People 2030 | odphp.health.gov