Better health. One connection at a time.
Health Leads enables doctors and other healthcare providers to “prescribe” basic resources like food and heat just as they do medication. We recruit and train college students to “fill” these prescriptions by working side by side with patients to connect them with the basic resources they need to be healthy.
Health Leads works with clinic partners to treat the non-medical factors that impact patients’ health. By addressing basic resource needs like food and heat, Health Leads enables clinics to offer comprehensive care for their patients. A fully integrated component of care delivery, Health Leads provides a complete picture of patients’ health, improving outcomes while lowering costs.
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America (CBHA) has issued a new report: Time to Act: Investing in the Health of Our Children and Communities, focused on improving the health of our country. This set of recommendations, in which Health Leads is featured, emphasizes an important idea: medical care is far from the only factor that influences patients’ health. CEO Rebecca Onie also serves as a commissioner for the CBHA.
