Community Pharmacies as Social Determinant of Health Navigators

Conditions

• Social Needs Status

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

18 Years - N/A

Healthy Volunteers

Accepted

Interventions

• Social needs screenings and referrals — OTHER
  Community pharmacies will distribute social needs screening surveys to patients and refer them to local community based organizations based off of identified needs.

Study Details

Type 1 hybrid effectiveness-implementation study using a quasi-experimental, difference-in-difference (DID) design to deliver a comprehensive social needs screening and navigation program by integrating Community Health Workers (CHWs) into community pharmacies across under-resourced areas in Western New York (WNY).

Key Dates

Start date

Oct 1, 2025

Status verified

Nov 2025

Primary completion

Dec 31, 2026

Completion

Jun 30, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment

1,600 participants (estimated)

Allocation

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

SCREENING

Arms

• No Intervention: Social needs screenings control group
  Individuals within the same healthcare system that are matched based on similar characteristics.
• Other: Social needs screenings and referrals participants
  Patients who have been identified to have needs via the screening survey who are referred to a community based organization by the pharmacist navigator.

Primary Outcome Measure

Effectiveness Outcomes [ Time Frame: 12 months ]

Central Contacts

• David Jacobs
  716-829-2134
  [email protected]
• Christopher Daly
  716-645-2828
  [email protected]

Locations (5)

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