Health Care Access & Quality
Ensuring access to quality health care is crucial for the well-being of all Hoosiers. In this section, you’ll learn more about three aspects of health care — behavioral health, health insurance and medication, and health literacy — and how social determinants of health influence outcomes.
Behavioral
Health
Addressing mental health and substance use challenges can help prevent or manage other serious health conditions.
Health
Coverage
Hoosiers have better health outcomes when they have adequate health insurance and are able to take medications as prescribed.
Health
Literacy
Clear, culturally tailored information empowers people to make informed health choices, improving health equity and outcomes.
How Healthcare Access and Quality Impacts Olivia
Meet Olivia—artist, part-time barista, and resilient teenager. After experiencing homelessness and battling depression and a substance use disorder, her chosen family helped her heal and thrive.
Get to Know OliviaHow Healthcare Access and Quality Impacts The Jackson Family
Meet Evelyn—an immigrant grandmother struggling to prioritize her health after a lifetime without consistent care. Cultural differences, a language barrier, and past trauma make her hesitant to seek medical help, and she often relies on home remedies. Now, with mobility issues and diabetes, Evelyn faces the challenge of trusting the health care system.
Get to Know The Jackson FamilyHow Healthcare Access and Quality Impacts The Garcia Family
Meet Elena—a widowed mom experiencing grief and PTSD. She is navigating managing her family’s medical needs while living in a rural town with limited health care access.
Get to Know The Garcia FamilyHow Healthcare Access and Quality Impacts Chris
Meet Chris—a blind substitute teacher with high health literacy but constant barriers to accessible care. From being denied braille materials to microaggressions at clinics, Chris faces struggles within the system while managing his arthritis and other health care needs.
Get to Know Chris
