Podcast 58 - Supporting Patients With Food Insecurity Through Community Connections

Summary

Listen to Kristen Mikelbank, MA, and Eric Pecherkiewicz, RDN, LD, from the Greater Cleveland Food Bank, discuss the impact of food insecurity on patients with diabetes. They will describe how to screen for food insecurity as a part of the primary care visit and review community food and nutrition resources available in Ohio.

Moderated by L. Austin Fredrickson, MD, Northeast Ohio Medical University

Resources mentioned in the podcast:

Cardi-OH Podcast 54 - Addressing Low Nutrition Literacy: Strategies for Primary Care
cardi-oh.org/resources/podcast-54--addressing-low-nutrition-literacy-strategies-for-primary-care

Cardi-OH Webinar - Identifying and Addressing Food Insecurity in the Medical Setting
cardi-oh.org/resources/identifying-and-addressing-food-insecurity-in-the-medical-setting

Ohio Association of Foodbanks
ohiofoodbanks.org/foodbanks/

Sources

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