To further support family physicians in addressing the social needs of their patients and communities, @aafp developed its #SDOH Toolkit #RuralHealthChat #PowerofRural @juliekwoodmd
Our Guide to Social Needs Screening Tool and Resources screens for 5 core health-related social needs using validated screening questions + the addl needs of employment, education, childcare + financial strain. https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/everyone_project/hops19-physician-form-sdoh.pdf #RuralHealthChat #PowerofRural @juliekwoodmd
Our Neighborhood Navigator tool help physicians improve #SDOH among their patients and to connect patients to resources and programs in their neighborhoods (offering more than 40K social services by zip code). https://www.aafp.org/family-physician/patient-care/the-everyone-project/neighborhood-navigator.html #RuralHealthChat #PowerofRural @juliekwoodmd
Our #SDOH Guide to Social Needs can help physicians develop a practice culture that values #healthequity and optimizes team-based care for addressing patients’ #SDOH https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/everyone_project/hops19-physician-guide-sdoh.pdf #RuralHealthChat #PowerofRural @juliekwoodmd
Our Physician Advocate guide offers tips on how physicians can work with their communities to advocate for #healthequity https://www.aafp.org/dam/AAFP/documents/patient_care/everyone_project/physican-advocate.pdf #RuralHealthChat #PowerofRural @juliekwoodmd
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