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Wherever you live, learn, work, and grow in San Antonio, the non-medical drivers of health (NMDOH) can ultimately shape your health outcomes.
NMDoH issues include access to affordable housing, healthy food, reliable transportation, education, healthcare, income level, and more.
If we can identify and address NMDoH, we can create a healthier future for all.
Download the Salud America! Action Pack, “Help People Solve Their NMDoH Problems in San Antonio,” to connect people with the right community resources for help with housing, food, transportation, and healthcare.
The action pack, developed by Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez at UT Health San Antonio, helps you identify local NMDoH issues and offers a San Antonio-focused community resource guide with Spanish-language support and assistance.
Why Are NMDoH Resources Important?
In San Antonio, many in the community experience NMDoH-related health issues.
For instance, 6.40% of households do not have a motor vehicle. Additionally, only 15.1% are near high frequency transit, which is important for people to get to the places the need to go outside of traditional 8-5 hours.
When it comes to access to nutritious food in Bexar County 28.38% of the population has low food access and 19% of households are food insecure.
All of these factors have effects on our health and securing access to care.
To find local resources – including health screenings, housing assistance, food pantries, transportation assistance, and more – use the Salud America! “Help People Solve Their NMDoH Problems in San Antonio” Action Pack.
How to Use the NMDoH Community Resource Toolkit Action Pack
Use this Salud America! action pack to find community resources that provide and assist with accessing important resources.
- Click on the GET THE ACTION PACK button or go here.
- Follow the steps in the action pack, including “Figure Out What NMDoH Issues Are Hurting Health in San Antonio” and “Download an NMDoH Community Resource Guide for San Antonio.”
- Use these materials to address NMDoH issues for yourself, or connect your organization’s social services clients or healthcare patients to resources.
- Share the Action Pack with a local organization that can use the resource guide to help the community, and/or share with friends, family, and neighbors.
“Health in San Antonio is influenced by the community environment, not only by individual choices,” said Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez, director of the Institute for Health Promotion Research at UT Health San Antonio.
“When we recognize and address the NMDoH issues in our community, we gain the power to overcome barriers and effect change, leading to a healthier future for all people.”
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