Overview
This Action Pack provides practical, step-by-step guidance for clinics, hospitals, and health systems developing a program to screen for non-medical drivers of health. Developed by Salud America! at UT Health San Antonio, it is designed to help organizations move from initial conversations about screening to selecting or adapting a screening tool.
What the Resource Covers
The Action Pack is organized around three implementation steps. First, it provides a guide and model email to help organizations identify champions and engage stakeholders in starting a screening program. Second, a detailed checklist helps teams work through key considerations involved in developing the program, supported by case studies from Nemours Children’s Health, federally qualified health centers, and Dallas Children’s Health. Third, the resource provides guidance for selecting or adapting an existing screening tool. Additional materials include FAQs, a screening fact sheet, and access to technical assistance from the Salud America! team.
Key Takeaways for Implementation
Organizations can use the Action Pack to structure the early stages of screening implementation, from building internal support to designing workflows and choosing a screening tool. The combination of ready-to-use materials, implementation checklists, case studies, and technical assistance makes it especially practical for organizations starting a new program.
Who May Find This Resource Useful
This resource may be especially useful for clinics, hospitals, and health systems seeking practical implementation steps and ready-to-use tools for starting a non-medical drivers of health screening program.
Resource Type: Tools & Toolkits.
Topic Areas: NMDOH needs screening, screening tools, workflow planning, staff engagement, program implementation.
Population or Setting: Health care organizations and clinical care teams.
Publication Date: 2016.
Source: Salud America!, UT Health San Antonio.
