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Good influence, great results: HCAN client story
Stephanie had lost her home. She and her family were living in a hotel and didn’t have regular access to nutritious food. To complicate matters, Stephanie suffers from a chronic illness that affects h...
The study of the intersection of social sciences and physical health has revealed that good health outcomes are profoundly affected by life and demographic factors. According to the Office of Disease ...
Community Health Workers (CHWs) see people in crisis every day. Program participants might not have enough to eat or a safe place to live. They might be suffering from a chronic illness.
It’s rewardi...
The Community Health Workers (CHWs) that work one-on-one with Health Care Access Now (HCAN)’s clients give so much of themselves. “If we have 30 clients, they have 30 plus different situations,” says ...
What self-care is—And what it isn’t
The idea of self-care has been around for a long time. The very concept of moderate exercising or eating well to improve health has roots in self-care.
Do you need a car in Cincinnati?
What would your day look like if you didn’t have a car? Look up the bus schedule and route to get to work. Does a 15-minute drive turn into a journey of an hour or more?
Notice how time waiting for ...
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.
Ly...
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...
Community Health Workers’ Housing Educations
Health Care Access Now (HCAN) trains and dispatches Community Health Workers (CHWs) to assist vulnerable people in the Cincinnati community so they can achieve good health outcomes. Using the Pathways...
During the first year Tessa Johnson worked as a paraprofessional for the Cincinnati Public School system, she felt overwhelmed. She knew the children she helped needed more than just school support. U...
