Income, Housing, Education, Legal Status, Literacy, Personal Safety (IHELLP) Questionnaire

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The iHELP/iHELLP questionnaire has 14-24 questions assessing needs across 5 domains (economic stability, education, social & community context, neighborhood & physical environment, and food).

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Revisiting the social history for child health

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Colvin JD, Bettenhausen JL, Anderson-Carpenter KD, Collie-Akers V, Plencner L, Krager M, Nelson B, Donnelly S, Simmons J, Higinio V, Chung PJ. Multiple Behavior Change Intervention to Improve Detection of Unmet Social Needs and Resulting Resource Referrals. Acad Pediatr. 2016;16(2):168-74.

Kenyon C, Sandel M, Silverstein M, Shakir A, Zuckerman B. Revisiting the social history for child health. Pediatr. 2007;120(3):e734-8.

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