Nursing Knowledge, Social Impact: Meeting the Needs of Underserved Patients

Underserved patient populations often face significant health disparities rooted in unaddressed social drivers of health (SDOH), such as food insecurity, housing instability, and limited access to care. These social needs directly contribute to poor health outcomes and preventable health complications. Nurses and nurse practitioners are uniquely positioned to identify these barriers and serve as frontline advocates for change. However, many clinicians lack targeted training on how to effectively recognize social needs and incorporate patient education strategies that improve health literacy and connect individuals to essential resources. There is a pressing need for education that empowers nursing professionals with the knowledge and tools to address social drivers of health in clinical practice.

In this CME Outfitters Podcast, expert faculty will guide learners to better identify key social needs that impact health outcomes in underserved patient populations and Implement nursing education strategies that address social drivers of health and empower patients through improved health literacy and access to resources.

At the conclusion of this activity, learners will be able to better:

• Identify key social needs that impact health outcomes in underserved patient populations
• Implement nursing education strategies that address social drivers of health and empower patients through improved health literacy and access to resources

Supported by an educational grant provided by Johnson & Johnson.

Nurse practitioners (NPs), nurses, nurse navigators, front office staff, health care administrators, executives, support staff, and patients

It is the policy of CME Outfitters, LLC, to ensure independence, balance, objectivity, and scientific rigor and integrity in all of their CE activities. Faculty must disclose to the participants any relationships with commercial companies whose products or devices may be mentioned in faculty presentations, or with the commercial supporter of this CE activity. CME Outfitters, LLC, has evaluated, identified, and mitigated any potential conflicts of interest through a rigorous content validation procedure, use of evidence-based data/research, and a multidisciplinary peer review process. The following information is for participant information only. It is not assumed that these relationships will have a negative impact on the presentations.

Dr. Peek reports no financial relationships to disclose.

Ms. Gibson reports no financial relationships to disclose.

The following individuals have no financial relationships to disclose: 

Jessica Giddens, DNP, APRN, FPMHNP-BC, RN-BC (Peer Reviewer)
Evan Luberger (Planning Committee)
Estelle Perera (Planning Committee)
Scott J. Hershman, MD, FACEHP, CHCP (Planning Committee)
Sandra Caballero, PharmD (Planning CoAmmittee)
Sharon Tordoff (Planning Committee)

*All identified conflicts of interest have been mitigated.

Unlabeled Use Disclosure
Faculty of this CME/CE activity may include discussions of products or devices that are not currently labeled for use by the FDA. The faculty have been informed of their responsibility to disclose to the audience if they will be discussing off-label or investigational uses (any uses not approved by the FDA) of products or devices. CME Outfitters, LLC, the faculty, planners, and reviewers do not endorse the use of any product outside of the FDA labeled indications. Medical professionals should not utilize the procedures, products, or diagnosis techniques discussed during this activity without evaluation of their patient for contraindications or dangers of use.

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