Social Health

Committed to improving the social health and wellness of Hoosiers beyond our walls.

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Overall health and wellness goes beyond medical care. It starts in your home and in your community.

Although healthcare may commonly be associated to doctor visits and medication, total health starts with daily needs. We help our communities thrive through community-based, low-cost resources.

Understanding Social Health

Social determinants of health (social health) are the non-medical factors that make up much of your overall health. As much as 80% of health outcomes are determined outside of hospital walls. 

Social health factors influence your health and well-being, including where you live, how much money you make, the food you eat and your access to quality healthcare.

Social Health Factors

  • Food
  • Housing
  • Home goods
  • Transportation
  • Health
  • Money
  • Physical safety
  • Childcare
  • Education
  • Work
  • Legal

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Are you looking for a local food pantry? Do you need transportation to an upcoming medical appointment?

Find help now by entering your zip code and discover free to low-cost resources in your community quickly and easily. Visit iuhealth.org/findhelp.

Related Programs

WeCare

A coach partnership program connecting new parents and caregivers with free resources including diapers, food, prenatal education and more.

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High Blood Pressure

A common, treatable and often chronic condition occurring when your blood flows too forcefully against the walls of your blood vessels.

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Behavioral Health

Behavioral health conditions affect almost 1 in 4 people each year. We provide confidential, privacy-protected support across the state of Indiana.

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Smoking Cessation

Our tobacco cessation program offers you a variety of tools and support to make the quitting process easier so that you can begin to restore your health.

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IU Health Financial Assistance

Need guidance on affording healthcare? We’re here to help.

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Mosaic Center

Interested in a career within the healthcare industry? Powered by IU Health, we are committed to improving access to good, promising jobs.

Resources

New remote patient monitoring pathway expands access in the Indy Health District image.
New remote patient monitoring pathway expands access in the Indy Health District

On a warm summer morning at a neighborhood farmers market, a Community Health Worker (CHW) greets residents with a simple offer: a quick blood pressure check and a conversation about heart health. For some, that interaction becomes the first step into a new remote patient monitoring (RPM) pathway…

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Bringing lifesaving skills into the community

IU Health and Riley Children’s Health are bringing “Stop the Bleed” training into the community, equipping people of all ages with lifesaving skills to control severe bleeding before emergency help arrives. Improving the health and quality of life of communities across Indiana is at the heart of…

Fresh & Fit brings fitness, nutrition and support to those who need it most image.
Fresh & Fit brings fitness, nutrition and support to those who need it most

IU Health’s free Fresh & Fit program helps underserved community members in Hamilton and Hendricks counties build healthier lives by removing barriers to fitness, nutrition and preventive care. IU Health is a nonprofit health system dedicated to improving the health and quality of life in the…