Emergency Medicine
General Pediatrics
Health Equity/Social Determinants of Health
Health Services Research
Hospital Medicine
Trainee
Colin Orr, MD, MPH (he/him/his)
Assistant Professor
Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Background: Food insecurity (FI) is a social determinant of health (SDoH) that negatively impacts the physical, mental, and developmental health of children. In recognition of this common threat to children, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) published the policy statement “Promoting Food Security for all Children” highlighting the essential role pediatricians play in screening and intervening on FI through connection to local, community, or federal nutrition resources. Since then, screening and intervening for FI has become increasingly common in pediatrics and across multiple clinical settings (outpatient, inpatient, and emergency department), yet evidence-based best practices for coordinating efforts across care settings are lacking.
Objective: 1) Review the current science of FI screening and referral in the outpatient, inpatient, and emergency department settings; 2) Discuss the barriers, facilitators, and privacy considerations of sharing SDoH information across clinical settings; and 3) Review policy barriers and facilitators for food insecurity screening and referral across health systems
Methods: This hot-topic symposium will describe the current science of FI screening and intervening across the outpatient, inpatient, and emergency room. The first speaker will provide an overview of the effects of food insecurity on pediatric health. The next speakers (2-4) will focus on the current evidence, gaps, and future directions of FI screening and intervening in the outpatient, inpatient, and emergency department settings. The closing speaker will discuss implications of FI screening at the health system and policy level. A 15-minute Q&A will conclude the session
Speaker: Colin J. Orr, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
Speaker: Colin J. Orr, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
Speaker: Kimberly Montez, MD, MPH (she/her/ella) – Wake Forest University School of Medicine
Speaker: Cristin Q. Fritz, MD, MPH (she/her/hers) – Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Speaker: Danielle L. Cullen, MD, MPH, MSHP (she/her/hers) – Chidren's Hospital of Philadelpha
Speaker: Arvin Garg, MD, MPH (he/him/his) – UMass Memorial Children's Medical Center
