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A Promising Opportunity to Address Food Insecurity and Promote Equity: The Crucial Role of Federally Qualified Health Centers.
| Τίτλος: | A Promising Opportunity to Address Food Insecurity and Promote Equity: The Crucial Role of Federally Qualified Health Centers. |
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| Συγγραφείς: | Freeman KD; Author Affiliations:School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Freeman); Division of Community Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, Illinois (Dr Peters); and Ohio Association of Community Health Centers, Columbus, Ohio (Dr Vallangeon)., Peters K, Vallangeon D |
| Πηγή: | Journal of public health management and practice : JPHMP [J Public Health Manag Pract] 2026 Jul-Aug 01; Vol. 32 (4), pp. 594-601. Date of Electronic Publication: 2026 May 05. |
| Τύπος έκδοσης: | Journal Article |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
| Στοιχεία περιοδικού: | Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9505213 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1550-5022 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10784659 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Public Health Manag Pract Subsets: MEDLINE |
| Imprint Name(s): | Publication: 2003- : Hagerstown, MD : Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Original Publication: Frederick, MD : Aspen Publishers, c1995- |
| Ιατρικοί όροι (MeSH): | Health Equity*/standards , Safety-net Providers*/statistics & numerical data , Safety-net Providers*/organization & administration , Safety-net Providers*/trends , Food Insecurity*, Humans ; Ohio ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Qualitative Research ; Food Supply |
| Περίληψη: | Objective: To explore how Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are addressing food insecurity by understanding their existing and needed services, policies, and community partnerships using a social determinants of health perspective to promote health equity. Design: A mixed-methods, exploratory case study research design consisting of two phases was conducted in 2023. Phase I involved a survey of FQHC leaders in Ohio. From these data, eight FQHC cases were identified for Phase II qualitative interviews of staff and patients. Setting: Ohio Federally Qualified Health Centers. Participants: Executives, Frontline Staff and Patient Board Members of Federally Qualified Health Centers. Main Outcome Measures: Policies, services, and community partnerships used by FQHCs to address food insecurity; FQHC screening staff and tools; resources to support food security; facilitators and barriers; FQHC methods to address health equity. Results: The majority of survey respondents (54%) stated that nutrition counseling was the most popular FQHC service provided, followed by the National Diabetes Prevention Program, and National Hypertension Control Initiative each at 24%. Policies related to federal food programs were listed by most respondents (N = 18) for addressing food insecurity, followed by food assistance programs including food pantries and food banks (N = 14). Farmers markets (40.54%) and local health departments (21.62%) were listed most frequently as community partners for FQHCs. Equity-related responses included screening all patients for food insecurity and having the screening tool available in multiple languages. Conclusions: FQHCs provide services to underserved and at-risk patients. The top three diet-related chronic diseases addressed by FQHCs were diabetes, hypertension, and obesity. The most common social determinants of health concerns were food insecurity and transportation. Federally Qualified Health Centers staff and patient board members indicated that there should be an increased focus on equity. (Copyright © 2026 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.) |
| Competing Interests: | The authors have no conflicts of interest related to this research. |
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| Contributed Indexing: | Keywords: federally qualified health centers; food insecurity; health equity; social determinants of health |
| Entry Date(s): | Date Created: 20260505 Date Completed: 20260716 Latest Revision: 20260716 |
| Update Code: | 20260716 |
| DOI: | 10.1097/PHH.0000000000002359 |
| PMID: | 42085677 |
| Βάση Δεδομένων: | MEDLINE |
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