People Living with HIV: Take the ‘Good Health Is More Than Health Care’ Quiz!
November 15 2018 - 9:19AM
Business Wire
Illinois HIV Care Connect introduces web content to help
people living with HIV affected by social determinants of
health
As part of a continuing effort to assist people living with HIV
who are affected by social determinants of health, Illinois HIV
Care Connect today introduced “Good Health Is More Than Health
Care” web content to support the “Good Health Is More Than Health
Care” Quiz. People living with HIV are encouraged to review the
content and take the quiz.
This press release features multimedia. View
the full release here:
https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181115005556/en/
People Living with HIV: Take the ‘Good
Health Is More Than Health Care’ Quiz! (Graphic: Business Wire)
The content and a link to the quiz can be found at
https://hivcareconnect.com/good-health. The quiz can be found at
https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/4562185/Good-Health-Is-More-Than-Health-Care-Quiz.
For people living with HIV, regularly seeing a doctor and taking
anti-HIV medications are very important. But research shows that
the social and economic conditions in which they live, learn and
work have a tremendous impact on their health, as well. The “Good
Health Is More Than Health Care” campaign is designed to help
people living with HIV to manage these conditions, which are known
as “social determinants of health.”
These determinants include things such as food insecurity,
health care costs, housing instability, language barriers, lack of
access to dental and mental health care, child care
responsibilities, substance abuse, transportation needs, utility
stress, and more.
For example:
— The U.S. Department of Agriculture estimates that one of
eight Americans – 42 million people, including 13 million children
– lack consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy
life.
— People living with HIV sometimes risk falling behind on
payments and losing their housing due to increased medical costs
and having a reduced ability to work.
— According to the American Hospital Association, more than
3.6 million people in the United States do not obtain medical care
because they lack a vehicle, access to public transportation, or
the money to buy a ticket. Missed or delayed health care
appointments result in poorer health outcomes and higher costs.
Illinois HIV Care Connect can help enrollees to overcome
social and economic obstacles
People living with HIV who enroll in Illinois HIV Care Connect
may qualify for programs that may provide assistance in overcoming
some of these social and economic obstacles. Among these programs
are Medicaid, Medicare, the Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program, the ADAP
Medication Assistance Program (MAP), the CHIC Premium Assistance
Program (PAP), Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA),
and others.
“The ‘Good Health Is More Than Health Care’ campaign encourages
people living with HIV to enroll in Illinois HIV Care Connect while
reminding those already enrolled of the program’s benefits,” said
Michael Maginn, HIV project manager for the Illinois Public Health
Association, which manages the Illinois HIV Care Connect program
with funding from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Depending on a person’s needs and income level, these benefits
may include access to medical, dental and mental health care,
including child health care and treatment for substance abuse;
assistance paying health insurance premiums or purchasing HIV
medications; and obtaining necessary food, housing, utilities, and
medically related transportation. An Illinois HIV Care Connect case
manager helps enrollees to determine which benefits they quality
for.
People living with HIV in Illinois may contact the closest of
seven regional offices to learn more about how Illinois HIV Care
Connect can help them live healthy with HIV. Not all services may
be available, and the nature of services may vary, by regional
office.
WAND-TV, WSIU-TV and the State Journal-Register have completed
stories featuring the “Good Health Is More Than Health Care”
Quiz.
About Illinois HIV Care Connect
Illinois HIV Care Connect is a statewide network providing
medical case management, health care and support services to people
living with HIV. About 45,000 Illinois residents are estimated to
be living with HIV. Illinois HIV Care Connect lead agency offices
located in Rockford, Peoria, Springfield, Belleville, Murphysboro,
Champaign and Chicago serve people living with HIV in all of
Illinois’ 102 counties. https://hivcareconnect.com
View source
version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20181115005556/en/
Media contact:Ray Valekray@valekco.com708-352-8695