Healthcare-based food assistance programmes in the United States: a scoping review and typology.

ABSTRACT: This scoping review aimed to identify the breadth of healthcare-based food assistance programmes in the United States and organize them into a typology of programmes to provide implementation guidance to aspiring food assistance programmers in healthcare settings. We searched PubMed, Cochrane, and CINAHL databases for peer-reviewed articles published between 1 January 2010 and 31 December 2021, and mined reference lists. We used content analysis to extract programmatic details from each intervention and to qualitatively analyse intervention components to develop a typology for healthcare institutions in the United States. Eligible articles included descriptions of patient populations served and programmatic details. Articles were not required to include formal evaluations for inclusion in

SUBMITTER: Rudel RK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10753472 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature