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title: 1 Credit Hour and It's FREE - Implementing Screening and Intervening for Unmet Social Needs
description: Free course on screening and addressing unmet social needs. Enhance patient care with evidence-based tools and team collaboration. Register now at NWAHEC for 1 free credit hour.
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# [1 Credit Hour and It's FREE - Implementing Screening and Intervening for Unmet Social Needs](https://go.northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/blog/unmet-social-needs)

 Written by [Brooke Kochanski](https://go.northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/blog/author/brooke-kochanski) | Oct 15, 2025 12:30:00 PM

Everyone deserves to live their healthiest life. Unmet social needs impact health outcomes more than clinical interventions. The National Academy of Medicine, Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services and the World Health Organization have long advocated that screening for these needs be integrated into clinical settings but barriers exist. This course provides tools, resources and recommendations to support practice teams to screen and facilitate intervening to meet these needs.

**Objectives**

- Compare evidence-based screening tools to assess social determinants of health.
-  Identify gaps between what questions you are already asking and those to consider asking to better serve your community.
- Recognize value of team members in screening and addressing social needs of patients.
- Implement (and refine as needed) processes for screening, documenting and tracking social needs data.

**No fee for this activity, [register on our website](https://northwestahec.wakehealth.edu/t3/courses-and-events/76442?utm_source=campainger&utm_campaign=de&cmp=1&utm_medium=email) today!**

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