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Transportation is a major social determinant of health and health equity. It’s one of the most frequently needed of the HUB Pathways that Health Care Access Now (HCAN)’s Community Health Workers (CHWs...
Imagine you didn’t have access to a reliable personal vehicle, or that your monthly budget for gas had already been spent. How do you get to your doctor’s appointments?
You could call a friend or fam...
Bus passes as transportation help for clients
Having access to reliable personal transportation allows people freedom. A full gas tank in your own car means you can dash out to the grocery store. It means you can fit in a quick doctor’s appointme...
Overcoming obstacles to establishing a medical home
People who have not established a medical home often have neglected to do so because they face obstacles that can seem insurmountable.
A medical home is the central provider (or group of providers) ...
The Community Health Workers (CHWs) of Health Care Access Now (HCAN) recently got together to talk about the challenges they face connecting clients with medical homes—and the great things that can ha...
Why some HCAN clients resist medical homes
TRIGGER WARNING: References to health data and science experiments done on Black people.
A recent scene in the HBO series Insecure shows Molly rushing to the hospital to meet her family. Her mother h...
Health Care Access Now (HCAN)’s clients often face obstacles—like lack of childcare or transportation—that keep them from seeing doctors regularly. In other words, they don’t have a medical home.
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When a person has a “medical home,” it means they have relationships with providers for all their health needs. They can see those providers for regular tests and preventative care, as well as when th...
What is a medical home and why does it matter?
A medical home is “when a patient sees a regular doctor, and the physician’s office has full knowledge of the client’s medical history,” says LaVerne Wiley.
As a Registered Nurse, Wiley was instrume...
CHWs work with clients to improve housing situations
“Housing should be fair for everyone. Even if you need low-income housing or are coming through a housing program, you should still expect a standard,” says Giacoma Telich, Community Health Worker (CH...
