Helping You, Helping Me (HYHM)
Key contacts/proposers: Kathryn de Luc, GM, Franklin Locality
The idea
HYHM is about opening up information access
so people can make an informed choice of
what self-management options exist ,and
where, and how to get engaged.
The idea, simply, is systematising access
based around web-based sources rather than
relying on ad-hoc networks
Who benefits and why
Self-Management Support fit
All of the Franklin population that needs access
to information about available health & social
care resources, including activities and support
groups/networks.
“Evidence suggests that providing information
in writing or electronically can improve
people’s knowledge about their condition and
care.”
Helping People Help Themselves, De Silva, 2011, Health Foundation
A population better informed about the
resources available locally will result in an
increased uptake of self-management
programmes, self-directed care, and an
improvement in population health
HYHM brings the information to the person
and increases choice