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Title: A Community Based Program Addressing Barriers to Healthcare


1
A Community Based Program Addressing Barriers to
Healthcare
  • Janis E. Winters OD
  • Medical Director
  • Vision of Hope Health Alliance
  • jwinters_at_ico.edu

2
Presenter Disclosures
  • Janis E. Winters OD
  • (1) The following personal financial
    relationships with commercial interests relevant
    to this presentation existed during the past 12
    months
  • No relationships to disclose

3
Barriers
  • Eye Care
  • General Medical Care

4
Barriers
  • health insurance, cost
  • language barrier
  • employment status
  • socioeconomic status
  • education
  • community
  • culture
  • marital status

5
What can I do?What should we do?
  • Recognize barriers

6
Vision of Hope Health Alliance (VOHHA)
  • Through 3 years, 3121 uninsured, low-income
    adults received eye care and eye glasses/other
    materials at no cost
  • If patients have no PCP, refer to partner FQHCs
  • 273 made and 182 kept appointments for primary
    medical care

7
Referral
  • Partner agenciesService Agencies
  • FQHCs
  • Walk-in

8
Unique
  • Optometry as the entry point for general medical
    care.
  • Service agency and Walk-in
  • Opportunity for education/referral.

9
Barriers
  • health insurance, cost
  • language barrier
  • employment status
  • socioeconomic status
  • education
  • community
  • culture
  • marital status

10
Sherry
  • I will go into debt to get new eye glasses.

11
Sherry Update
  • Referral to FQHC
  • Diagnosed with DM
  • Lost 45 pounds
  • BS control
  • Routine Eye/Medical Care

12
Employment status
  • Elba
  • I can see the rain!

13
No hablo Ingles.
  • Why am I suppose to go back to the doctor????
  • Interpretation services provided (295)

14
I take care of
  • Sick husband
  • Easter 60 year old
  • Grandkids
  • Clara 6 children and 8 grandchildren

15
In my culture,
  • HomeopathicThats what Grandma did, and my mom
    does and thats what I do too.
  • Determining the Pharmacological Activity of
    Physalis peruviana Fruit Juice on Rabbit Eyes and
    Fibroblast Primary Cultures
  • IOVS July 2008

16
Not excuses
  • Barriers

17
Educate
18
The Take Away
  • Barriers affect health care choices
  • Need for eye glasses can be prioritized before
    health care
  • Make referrals
  • Drs/programs address barriers

19
For more information about VOHHA
  • Video
  • http//iei.ico.edu/community_outreach/vision_of_ho
    pe.html
  • BrochuresVOHHA /Medicare and Eyecare Benefits
  • Contact me

20
Thanks to our funders!!!
  • Washington Square Health Foundation 
  • Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
  • Alcon Laboratories
  • Field Foundation of Illinois, 
  • Lloyd Fry Foundation
  • Bowman Lingle Trust 
  • Polk Brothers Foundation,
  • Michael Reese Health Trust 
  • W.P. H.B. White Foundation
  • VNA Foundation
  • Individual Donors
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