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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Oct 1.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatrics. 2019 Sep 23;144(4):e20191622. doi: 10.1542/peds.2019-1622

TABLE 3.

SDOH Domains

Screening Tool Economic Stability Education Health and Health Care Neighborhood and Built Environment Social and Community Context Family Context
SEEK PSQ1719,26 Food insufficiency Smoke alarm needed Parental intimate partner violence
Contact information for Poison Control needed Parental depression
Parental stress
Parental drug or alcohol problems
Tobacco use in the home
Gun in the home
Help with the child is needed
iScreen12,27 Food insufficiency Concerns the child is not getting needed services No or inadequate health insurance Concerns about physical conditions of housing Concerns about immigration status Violence toward the child in the household
Housing instability Lack of child care Difficulty getting health care for the child Transportation difficulties Drug or alcohol problems in the household
Difficulty paying bills Concerns about the child’s behavioral or mental health Threats to the child’s safety at school or in the neighborhood Incarceration of a household member
Trouble finding a job or other job-related problems Concerns about their own mental health or mental health care Difficulty getting benefits or services Problems with child support or custody
Disability interfering with the ability to work No regular health care provider Concerns about finding activities for the child after school or in summer
Difficulty getting assistance from income support programs Concerns about child exposure to tobacco smoke
Concerns about pregnancy-related work benefits Concerns about the child’s physical activity
HealthBegins Upstream Risks Screening Tool28 Food insufficiency Parental education Parental physical activity Concerns about physical conditions of housing Concerns about immigration status Parental intimate partner violence victimization
Housing instability Concerns about the child’s learning or behavior in school Parental fruit and vegetable consumption Transportation difficulties Religious or organizational affiliation Parental stress
Difficulty making ends meet or meeting basic needs Concerns about neighborhood safety Parental social support Parental marital status
Parental employment
FMI16 Food insufficiency Child physical abuse
Housing instability Child sexual abuse
Child emotional abuse
Maternal intimate partner violence victimization
Mental illness in the household
Substance abuse in the household
Parental separation or divorce
Family members feel close
ASK Tool23 Food insufficiency Parental education Child witnessed violence Child physical abuse
Housing instability or difficulty paying bills Lack of child care Child experienced bullying Child sexual abuse
Parental employment Parental mental illness or substance abuse
Need for legal aid Child separation from caregiver
Adult in child’s life who can comfort the child when sad
IHELP29 Food insufficiency Concerns about the child’s educational needs Concerns about the child’s health insurance Concerns about physical conditions of housing Violence in household
Housing instability
WE CARE survey instrument11,24,30 Food insufficiency Parental education Intimate partner violence in the household
Housing instability Lack of child care Parental depressive symptoms
Difficulty paying bills Alcohol abuse in the household
Parental employment Drug use in the household
FAMNEEDS25 Food insufficiency Parental education Help needed in getting health insurance Concerns about physical conditions of housing Parental experience of discrimination Parental experience of violence
Housing instability Help needed getting child care or care for elderly adult Transportation problems that prevent health care visits Parental social support Parental depressive symptoms
Difficulty paying bills Health literacy Parental tobacco use
Difficulty meeting basic needs Parental alcohol use
Help needed in getting public benefits Parental drug use
Help needed in finding a job
Unfairly fired from job Need for legal aid
Child ACE Tool20 Parental education Child maltreatment is suspected
Intimate partner violence in the household
Mental illness in the household
Substance abuse in the household
Household member is incarcerated
Parental marital status
Social History Template of the Standard Well Child Care Form embedded in E-health Record21 Food insufficiency Concerns about physical conditions of housing Parental depressive symptoms
Difficulty making ends meet Parent and child safety
Difficulty getting assistance from income support programs
Health-Related Social Problems screener22 Food insufficiency Parent and child health insurance status Concerns about physical conditions of housing Parental intimate partner violence victimization
Housing instability No regular health care provider
Difficulty paying bills Problems receiving health care
Use of income support programs
Parental employment
Household income

ASK, Addressing Social Key Questions for Health; FAMNEEDS, Family Needs Screening Program; FMI, Family Map Inventories; —, not assessed.