A Health Home is a readily accessible, consistent support system for maximizing
an individual's health. Everyone should have a Health Home regardless of an acute
diagnosis, a chronic condition or any health concerns. A Health Home is as concerned
with wellness and prevention as it is with treatment; and considers the physical,
emotional and dental aspects of health. A Health Home should promote comprehensive
and coordinated care throughout the lifespan, tailored to each person's need.
Essential elements of a Health Home are:
- a central resource for individualized health and wellness information;
- an ongoing relationship with a trusted health partner who provides social support
and advice on health decisions, and coordinates all care;
- a central point for collection and coordination of key individual health information;
- an individualized health plan actively implemented both by the individual or family
and by their health service provider team; and
- health care that is sensitive to cultural and language issues and barriers.
WHF's Health Home Programs