Addressing Food Insecurity in Rural Primary Care: A Mixed-Methods Evaluation of Barriers and Facilitators

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Examines food insecurity (FI) in rural areas and the barriers and facilitators to identifying FI during primary care visits. Provides interview feedback from rural New England primary care practitioners, focused on factors that impact screening for FI and potential interventions to address patient FI. Discusses difficulty of addressing FI in rural geographies, stigma in rural communities, and food resource options from local farms.

Kayla E. Jordanova, Arvind Suresh, Chelsey R. Canavan, et al.

BMC Primary Care, 25, 163

05/2024

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Food security and nutrition · Health screening · Primary care · Stigma