Patient Engagement June 17, 2020
The partnership addresses food security and social determinants of health by connecting patients with nutritious food at the point of care.
A public-private partnership between the Department of Veterans Affairs and Feeding America has provided over 710,000 meals to veterans as a part of VA’s efforts to address the social determinants of health, according to an agency blog post.
Food security is a key social determinant of health that not only affects outcomes for individuals with chronic illness, but can ultimately influence whether a patient develops a chronic illness in the first place. A heart disease patient may struggle to adhere to a certain diet if he is food insecure, while a patient with limited nutritious food options may be...
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