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Buprenorphine program in the emergency room (ed). In june 2020, advocate health care implemented a systemwide policy for the use of buprenorphine in the emergency department for the management of opioid withdrawal dependence. In 2024, thirty-five advocate condell patients were prescribed buprenorphine upon discharge to help manage withdrawal as they transition into substance use treatment in the community.food security. Access to fresh, affordable food is a key social driver of health (sdoh), critical to improving the health of the community. Advocate condell is involved with multiple local community partners to develop sustainable food initiatives to address food insecurity.RX mobile pantry. Advocate condell launched a RX mobile food pantry in partnership with the northern illinois food bank to serve food insecure (fi) residents of the round lake area in july 2019. The mobile pantry in round lake area transitioned into an RX market in a permanent location at catholic charities in round lake in 2021. The new location offers long-term sustainability and greater access to healthier food during the week. The same mobile food pantry model was launched again in a new community in 2022 lake villa, illinois, to serve food insecure residents there. The hospital continues to partner with the northern illinois food bank and the pantry is hosted at the holy family episcopal church. Another key partner is the grant township office. The RX mobile pantry program in lake villa serves families in lake county once per month. In 2024, the RX mobile food pantry in lake villa served 7,172 individuals and 2,274 households.screening for food insecurity. For obesity prevention, the medical center's community health staff are implementing food insecurity (fi) screening. Fi screening is part of the integrated sdoh screening within the epic electronic health record, and the advocate condell community health worker screens patients seen in the ed. Individuals who screen positive for food insecurity are directly linked to community resources, including food pantries, congregate meal sites, soup kitchens and the meals on wheels program.