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Searches were performed through May 2025 in MEDLINE (via PubMed), Cochrane (via Ovid), Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health (EBSCO), and Social Interventions Research and Evaluation Network Evidence and Resource Library. Studies were included if they reported both a screening process and referral mechanism. Findings were synthesized narratively.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec xml:lang=\"en\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p xml:lang=\"en\">Of 11\u2009406 records identified, 136 studies met the inclusion criteria; all screened for food insecurity, and none screened for nutrition insecurity. Most studies screened general populations across age, sex, race, and ethnicity, with few restricting by socioeconomic status or clinical conditions. Screening primarily used tools embedded within broader social determinants of health screenings (46%) and integrated into electronic health records (48%), typically in outpatient settings (49%). Screening methods varied, most commonly self\u2010administered by patients (21%) or by clinic staff (20%) and were unspecified in one fifth of studies (21%). A total of 129 studies described 39 unique referral strategies across 4 categories: community\u2010based resources (46%), health care\u2013embedded services (35%), federal nutrition programs (12%), and Food Is Medicine interventions (7%), with 46% spanning multiple categories. 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