Primary Care Screening Tool for financial strain
Family physicians and other health professionals use this screening tool to learn about how financial strain affects their patients. The tool is:
- Individualized for Alberta and incorporates local resources and supports
- Designed for quick and intuitive use in day-to-day practice
- Endorsed by the CFPC and its provincial Chapters
Do you ask this question to patients?
Thank you for your interest in and involvement with the RIFS project. This project was a ground-breaking collaboration between primary care, public health and communities utilizing a collaborative approach to address income as a determinant of health within the Patient’s Medical Home, Health Neighbourhood, and the community, resulting in a stronger, more integrated health ecosystem for patients. We are grateful to the many teams who made the work such a success and continue to collaborate and take action to reduce financial strain.
With the formal RIFS project now complete, focus has shifted to enabling this work to grow and evolve in other clinics and communities. Visit the Alberta Health Services – Healthier Together website to learn more and stay up to date on the initiatives that result from this project.
