Healthcare Quarterly
A Case Study Implementing a Social Needs Screening Process and a Family Navigation Hub at Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Abstract
Identifying and addressing clients' and families' most pressing social determinants of health needs are integral to quality healthcare. Healthcare leaders and front-line clinicians have long recognized the connection between unmet essential resource needs, such as food, housing and transportation and health outcomes. As a component of broader organizational efforts to improve equitable access to services, a social needs screening (SNS) initiative was introduced, along with a Family Navigation Hub providing navigation interventions. This paper describes the systematic approach taken to support the SNS initiative implementation and highlights evaluation results of the first year of activity.
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