Patient Engagement September 8, 2021
Research showed that healthcare support staff experience social determinants of health like food insecurity more than clinicians, like doctors and nurses.
Many healthcare workers experience social determinants of health, with new data published in Health Affairs particularly outlining disparities in food insecurity between healthcare support staff and clinical staff.
Although food insecurity is lower among the total healthcare worker population than the rest of the United States, healthcare support staff are significantly more likely to experience food insecurity than doctors or nurses, the data emailed to PatientEngagementHIT showed.
Additionally, healthcare support staff working in residential or nursing home settings are extremely likely to experience food insecurity.
Food insecurity is a key social determinant of health that has gained significant attention...
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