RESOURCES FOR HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS

Trusted healthcare providers can be a critical link to identifying food insecurity for families and supporting their efforts to connect with healthy, affordable food options.

Here are some available resources to support providers as well as better connect Medicaid members to SNAP and WIC.

Healthcare Provider Toolkit

Access this Colorado Prevention Alliance Toolkit for promoting food security in health systems and medical clinics. It provides best practices and resources for enrollment of Medicaid members in SNAP and WIC, as well as screening for food insecurity and connecting patients to nutritional resources. Read and download the toolkit >>

Enrolling Medicaid Members in SNAP and WIC

This tool kit provides resources and ideas for helping connect Medicaid members to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP or food stamps) and the Women, Infants and Children program (WIC) for families with children five and under. Read and download the toolkit >>

Promising Practices to Increase Medicaid Members’ Participation in SNAP and WIC

Use this practical guide to support better interviewing practices that help increase Medicaid members’ use of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) for food assistance as well as the Special Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) for families with children five years old and younger. Read and download the guide >>