Across
- 2. Nonmedical factors like housing, income, and education that affect health.
- 4. Healthcare program providing insurance for low-income individuals.
- 6. Program providing nutrition support to women, infants, and children.
- 8. Essential for building effective healthcare relationships in underserved populations.
- 9. Remote healthcare service that improves access for patients with transportation barriers.
- 11. Limited or uncertain access to affordable, nutritious food.
- 13. Healthcare professionals who screen for social needs and advocate for patient resources.
- 14. County in California discussed as a local case study for health inequities.
- 17. Providing care that respects and responds to individual patient needs and values.
- 19. Difficulty paying rent or living in unsafe or overcrowded conditions.
- 20. Nurses’ responsibility to speak up for patients and systemic change.
Down
- 1. QSEN competency focused on using data to make care safer and more effective.
- 3. Federal nutrition assistance program that helps low-income families buy food.
- 5. Avoidable and unfair differences in health outcomes between groups of people.
- 7. Long-term health conditions worsened by inequities and lack of access to care.
- 10. A group of people sharing a location or identity; critical in addressing local inequities.
- 12. QSEN competency emphasizing teamwork between nurses and other professionals.
- 15. The ability to obtain affordable, quality healthcare services.
- 16. Chronic condition commonly associated with food insecurity and low income.
- 18. Population most affected by limited access to care and higher rates of chronic illness.