PULSE DeveloPing a pragmatic gUide to impLementing social riSk assistancE

This project aims to support primary care and community health clinics design assistance strategies that will address identified social needs that are yielding barriers for their patients to receive screening and preventive care (e.g., those lacking transportation may be unable to go to recommended colonoscopy appointments).  

Project Goals

This supplement is a collaborative effort across four ISC3 Centers: BRIDGE-C2, Harvard ISCCCE, University of Washington OPTICC, and Washington University-ISC3.  

  • Goal 1: Develop a pragmatic, applied guidebook (the Guide) for clinics seeking to implement, expand, or optimize efforts to address patient-reported social risks using Assistance strategies. 
  • Goal 2: Use rapid cycle testing to identify best practices for implementing the Guide. 
  • Goal 3: Iterate and disseminate the refined Guide.  

Project Staff

Co-Investigator: Maura Kepper, PhD

Project Manager: Angeline Gacad, MPH

Project Partners 

This supplement is a collaborative effort across four ISC3 Centers: BRIDGE-C2, Harvard ISCCCE, University of Washington OPTICC, and Washington University-ISC3. Rapid cycle testing (goal 2) will be conducted with Missouri Highlands Health Care 

Funding Source

National Institutes of Health/ National Cancer Institute P50CA24431 (supplement)

Related Resources

Social Need Referrals in Primary Care: An Implementation Toolkit