Total Credits: .75 including 0.75 AOA Category 2-B Credit
Objectives:
Distinguish the term “food insecurity”
Evaluate recent research discussing the impact of food insecurity on health
Identify and implement tools and resources to address food insecurity in patient populations
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the American Osteopathic Association (AOA). The Arizona Osteopathic Medical Association (AOMA) is accredited by the American Osteopathic Association (AOA) to provide osteopathic continuing medical education for physicians.
GRIEVANCE POLICY: The AOMA strives to provide continuing medical education programs to fulfill the needs of the attendees and to meet the AOA Uniform Guidelines and AOA Accreditation Requirements. Comments, questions, or complaints should be forwarded to AOMA Executive Director Josephine Zammuto, by calling the AOMA Office at 602-266-6699 or by mail to AOMA, 5150 N. 16th Street, Suite A-122, Phoenix, AZ 85016, or by email to info@az-osteo.org.
| Hunger and Health_AOMA_Final_no notes.pdf (2.00 MB) | 38 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Jillian Barber, MPH in her role as Manager for Community Benefit and Health Improvement at Sharp HealthCare (Sharp), leads the process of identifying community health needs and the development of programs to address those needs for the communities served by Sharp’s seven hospitals. She leads community health needs assessment and implementation strategy development for the Sharp system, development of Sharp's annual community benefit report, and holds a key role in partnership development and program management and implementation to address community health needs. Jillian has spoken locally and nationally on the intersection of food insecurity/ social determinants, health outcomes and health care utilization, and has facilitated the development of multiple outcomes-oriented community collaborations at Sharp to address this intersection.