People Living with HIV in Illinois: Take the ‘Good Health Is More Than Health Care’ Quiz!

Lawndale News Chicago's Bilingual Newspaper - Health

Lawndale News Chicago's Bilingual Newspaper - 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 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. 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. 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.

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