Food Insecurity in Nashville, Davidson County.

Our project examined the severity of food insecurity, the interrelatedness of social determinants of health, and how physicians and a local branch of a national non-profit are addressing food insecurity. Through surveying food bank clientele, our outcomes highlight the community health needs of the greater Nashville area.

Implementing and evaluating a community-based, inter-institutional, interprofessional education pilot programme.

Many health professions programmes have begun integrating interprofessional learning into their curricula; however, community-based interprofessional education (IPE) initiatives are relatively scarce. The Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance IPE Faculty Collaborative, comprised of faculty from five institutions, developed a community-based IPE programme that allowed students to engage in meaningful interprofessional activities while exposing them to social determinants of health. Thirty students from ten professions were divided into six teams and paired with three community organisations.