Community Pharmacies as Social Determinant of Health Navigators
State University of New York at Buffalo
Summary
Type 1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation study using a quasi-experimental, difference-in-difference (DID) design to deliver a comprehensive social needs screening and navigation program by integrating Community Health Workers (CHWs) into community pharmacies across under-resourced areas in Western New York (WNY).
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult subjects ≥ 18 years * English speaking * Presenting to one of the participating pharmacies. For the pharmacies to be included, they must be enrolled within the Community Pharmacy Enhanced Services Network - NY (CPESN-NY) or associated with Tops Pharmacies. The pharmacies must have the ability to collaborate with Healthelink and referring partners (e.g., Wellconnected) and the staffing capacity to have a SDoH screening program with Community Health Worker Training. The pharmacies' physical address must be located within Erie County Exclusion Criteria: * Subjects ≤…
Interventions
- OtherSocial needs screenings and referrals
Community pharmacies will distribute social needs screening surveys to patients and refer them to local community based organizations based off of identified needs.
Locations (5)
- Black Rock PharmacyBuffalo, New York
- Vital PharmacyBuffalo, New York
- Riverview Professional PharmacyBuffalo, New York
- Middleport Family Health CenterMiddleport, New York
- Niagara ApothecaryNiagara Falls, New York