FHIR Human Services Directory
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This page is part of the FHIR IG Human Services Directory (v1.0.0: STU1) based on FHIR R4. This is the current published version. For a full list of available versions, see the Directory of published versions

CodeSystem: Human Service Program

Official URL: http://hl7.org/fhir/us/hsds/CodeSystem/HumanServiceProgramCS Version: 1.0.0
Standards status: Trial-use Maturity Level: 2 Computable Name: HumanServiceProgramCS

This example code system provides an example set of codes that describe Programs under which community-based organizations can organize the social services they deliver.

The purpose of this code system is to provide a starter set of Program names under which community-based organizations can organize the social services resources that they deliver for use in searching for services by Program.

This Code system is referenced in the content logical definition of the following value sets:

This case-insensitive code system http://hl7.org/fhir/us/hsds/CodeSystem/HumanServiceProgramCS provides a fragment that includes following codes:

CodeDisplayDefinition
CSFP The Commodity Supplemental Food ProgramProgram that provides food assistance for low-income seniors with a monthly package of healthy USDA commodities.
ForDisabled Programs for Persons with DisabilitiesPublic programs to supplement lost income due to physical or mental impairment that prevents a person from working. Examples include: Supplemental Security Income (SSI) and Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)
FoodAssistance Food Assistance ProgramPrograms that aid people experiencing hunger. For example, public and privately funded Food Banks/Food Pantries, Mobile Food Outreach Programs, Child Nutrition and Food Disttribution Program, Farmers to Families, School Breakfast Program.
ForSeniors Program for SeniorsPrograms that provide financial help, community based services that allow seniors to remain at home, home-delivered meals, home heating, etc.Examples of Federal programs that support aging include Section 8 Housing, Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP), Medicare & Medicaid,the Commodity Supplemental Food Program(CSFP).
Homelessness Homelessness Prevention ProgramsPrograms providing financial and support services that help keep people in their current housing, help them to move into new housing, and to prevent people from experiencing homelessness.
ONHPP Nutrition and Health Promotion ProgramsOffice of Nutrition and Health Promotion Programs (ONHPP) manages health, prevention, and wellness programs for older adults. This includes behavorial health information, chronic disease self-management education programs; diabetes self-management, disease prevention and health promotion services (“Title IIID”), falls prevention programs; HIV/AIDS education, nutrition services, and oral health promotion.
SNAP Suplemental Nutrition Assistance ProgramSNAP stands for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, also known as the Food Stamp Program. SNAP is a government program that provides a sliding scale of income designated for food to low-wage working families, low-income seniors, people with disabilities, and other individuals with low incomes.
TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy FamiliesThe Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program provides states and territories with flexibility in operating programs designed to help low-income families with children achieve economic self-sufficiency. States use TANF to fund monthly cash assistance payments to low-income families with children, as well as a wide range of services.
TEFAP The Emergency Food Assistance ProgramProgram that provides nutritious foods and nutrition education for low-income, at risk women, infants.
WIC Women, Infants, & ChildrenProgram that provides nutritious foods and nutrition education for low-income, at risk women, infants.