Abstract
Type 2 diabetes is an American epidemic effecting more than 24 million adults in the United States (Berkowitz, Gao, & Tucker, 2014). Diabetes is currently the seventh leading cause of death in the United States (Smalls, Gregory, Zoller, & Egede, 2015). Current estimates suggest that as many as a quarter of adults with diabetes struggle to obtain food that is suitable for their nutritional requirements (Knight, Probst, Liese, Sercy, & Jones, 2015). Diabetics who struggle with affording and obtaining food to adhere to an appropriate diet are at an increased risk for experiencing poor outcomes (Lyles et al., 2013). The purpose of this quality improvement project was to implement a food insecurity screening tool and a self-care assessment for diabetic patients seeking care at a safety net clinic and evaluate providers perceptions of the usefulness of the selected assessment tools.