Max Rady College of Medicine
Term: Social Isolation
Glossary Definition
Last Updated: 2012-11-05
Definition:
Inadequate social support. In Heaman et al. (2012), it describes women who lack social support and/or are experiencing seclusion in terms of culture, language, or geography as assessed by the public health nurse on the Families First Screening Form.
Related concepts
Related terms
- Families First Screen (FFS) / Screening Form
- Peripartum Social Isolation
- Prenatal and Family Risk Factors
- Public Health Nurses (PHNs)
References
- Heaman M, Kingston D, Helewa M, Brownell M, Derksen S, Bogdanovic B, McGowan K, Bailly A. Perinatal Services and Outcomes in Manitoba. Winnipeg, MB: Manitoba Centre for Health Policy, 2012. [Report] [Summary] [Updates and Errata] (View)
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