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Improving Food Insecurity Screening And Utilization Of Services For Veterans, Elizabeth Farah, Jason Garbarino, Mary Alberty
Improving Food Insecurity Screening And Utilization Of Services For Veterans, Elizabeth Farah, Jason Garbarino, Mary Alberty
College of Nursing and Health Sciences Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Project Publications
Background: 27% of all veterans are food insecure. From 2018-2020, only 1% of veterans seeking care at the VA in White River Junction, VT were identified as food insecure. As a result, an overwhelming number of eligible veterans are not getting vital resources to become food secure.
Purpose: Provide education to interdisciplinary primary care teams about food insecurity, how to use the screening tool effectively, and what resources are available to veterans both within the VA system and in the community.
Methods: Quantitative data was obtained from the food insecurity screener to determine how many veterans were being screened positive …