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Screening Tools
Easy to use tools for screening patients in primary care or the community for malnutrition risk
SCREEN 8
A screening tool consisting of eight questions for quick identification of nutrition risk from Older Adult Nutrition Screening
Mini Nutrition Assessment MNA®
A validated nutrition screening and assessment tool that can identify patients age ≥ 65 yrs who are malnourished or at risk of malnutrition from Nestlé Nutrition Institute
Poverty Screening (Food Insecurity)
Brief outline of questions around food insecurity to be incorporated into Registered Dietitians nutrition assessment process.