Characterizing Social Insecurity in a Rural North Carolina Emergency Department

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Results of a study exploring, characterizing, and quantifying the social insecurity profile of emergency department patients at a rural teaching hospital in southeastern North Carolina with a large Native American population. Uses data from a survey questionnaire administered in May and June 2018, focusing on food insecurity, transportation insecurity, and exposure to violence.

Elizabeth Gignac, Godwin Y. Dogbey, Aleksandr Pevtsov, et al.

Western Journal of Emergency Medicine, 24(3), 538–546

05/2023

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Abuse and violence · American Indian or Alaska Native · Emergency department and urgent care services · Food security and nutrition · Housing and homelessness · Social determinants of health · Transportation · North Carolina