Evaluation of an Intervention to Address Smoking and Food Insecurity at Preoperative Surgical Clinic Appointments.

Importance: The health of the US population is decreasing, and novel strategies are needed to reverse the trajectory. The surgical episode may be an opportune time to screen for poor health behaviors and social needs, yet little is known about the feasibility or acceptability of such efforts.

Objective: To assess the feasibility and acceptability of a pilot program that engages patients in health behavior change and addresses unmet social needs at the time of surgery.