What is Helpful Help? – Joanne's Story
Research tells us that by addressing social conditions, we can improve people's health and well-being and reduce health inequities. Effective interventions include those that target individual-level determinants, connections with community resources, community-focused partnerships, and structures within health teams that affect equity. &
This story explores the myths and misconceptions around financial strain and poverty through Joanne’s experience of working in a community-based organization and the healthcare system. It explores the lessons learned from a “poverty simulation” with her community and Primary Care Network and explains why, “the best healthcare in the world would not help us if we were living with financial strain.”
