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When housing, health, work, or other pressures tied to the social determinants of health start to overlap, it can be difficult to know where to begin. HUE helps you sort through the things impacting your daily life and connect with the support that fits.

A Pathway Built on the Social Determinants of Health

The social determinants of health (SDoH) are the conditions in your life that can affect health, stability, and overall well-being. Examples can include:

  • Housing stability
  • Healthcare access
  • Education
  • Employment and income
  • Transportation
  • Food access
  • Safety and environment
  • Social and community support

They account for up to 75% of health outcomes, outweighing genetics and medical care. In short, they can’t be ignored when it comes to creating tangible change, which is why they’re a foundational part of the framework HUE is built on.

When You’re Not Sure Where to Start

Sometimes the hardest part is not knowing which problem to deal with first.

Health, housing, education, work, and daily stability can all affect one another. As a team of family resource navigators here in Houston, HUE helps you sort through what is going on and find the support that makes the most sense.

What HUE Helps You Navigate

The goal here at HUE is to help you find solutions for the difficulties of your daily life, especially when several parts of life start pressing on each other.

Healthcare Access

Help understanding care options and figuring out what kind of support fits your situation.

Housing Instability

Help with immediate housing in Houston and understanding what longer-term options may be available.

Education and System Understanding

Equipping you with the skills and understanding needed for important forms, paperwork, and documentation.

Work and Financial Pressure

Help identifying barriers surrounding employment, job readiness, or economic stability.

Emotional Strain

A way to recognize when grief, stress, or mental health pressure is affecting everyday life.

Overlapping Needs

Support for moments when more than one issue is happening at once and the right next step is hard to see.

From Pressure to Plan

HUE approaches Navigation through the understanding that the social determinants of health impact the risks and outcomes of all people.

As advocates for greater, well-rounded health and prosperity, we focus on helping you first identify the kind of support that fits what you’re dealing with before removing potential barriers and coordinating resources.

Start With What’s Impacting Daily Life

HUE first helps people identify the pressures getting in the way of happy, healthy living, whether that involves housing, healthcare, work, or something else.

Figure Out What Type of Support Fits

Once that is clear, HUE helps you determine which pathway may make the most sense for what you’re are dealing with.

Move Forward With Confidence and Clarity

From there, you can connect with the right support and take the next step with a better sense of direction.

Part of a Larger Model of Support

Navigation helps you understand where you’re getting stuck and what kind of support may make the most sense from there. With that in mind, HUE’s resource navigators can connect you to the pathway that fits what is happening in you life.

Mental Health

For you if you're dealing with emotional pressure that is affecting your daily life, relationships, or the ability to move forward.

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HIV Prevention & Care

For you if you need help with testing, prevention, care access, or the follow-through that comes after a diagnosis or next-step decision.

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Housing / Block by Block

For you if you're facing housing instability or immediate support needs.

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Workforce Development

For you if you're preparing for employment, trying to re-enter the workforce, or working toward stronger financial footing.

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Grief Recovery

For you if you're moving through loss and need structured support in a group, one-on-one, or another guided format.

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Education

For you if you need help understanding systems, working through paperwork, or making more informed decisions in everyday life.

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SYNERGY

For you if you need a more connected path that brings physical wellness, mental health, and behavior change into the same support experience.

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Become an Equity Builder

When people are trying to sort through too much at once, having the right guidance can make a meaningful change in the outcome. Getting involved helps HUE keep that kind of support within reach for more people who need a place to begin.

Take the Next Step

Looking for Navigation Support?

If life is feeling difficult to manage on your own and you’re in search of clarity, reach out to HUE to see how we can help.

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Interested in building with HUE?

Explore how to get involved as an Equity Builder and support the systems HUE is building across the community.

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FAQs

Frequently Asked Questions

Someone from HUE will get in touch with you to get a clearer picture of what’s going on. We don’t just look at the immediate picture, but the larger context around what’s impacting your daily life. From there, HUE can help determine what kind of support fits best and what the next steps should be.
Someone will actually help you. HUE wasn’t built around handing people a list and sending them on their way. One of our Humanitarians will get involved and help you sort through what’s happening, so you can get a better understanding of your options and move through the next steps with greater confidence.
You can still reach out. Just because you’re told no in one place doesn’t mean there’s no path forward. Sometimes, it just means the support wasn’t the right fit or the system wasn’t built to look at the full picture.
Yes. HUE can help you understand what might be required and what you already have/what might be missing so you can feel more prepared going into any process.

You can still start with HUE. If you’re helping someone else and don’t know what they may need or where to begin, HUE can help you think through the situation and what kind of support they work best for you.

That is still a good time to reach out. You don’t have to wait until something feels urgent. If things or starting to build and you want help before they get more difficult to manage, HUE can help you start there.
Yes. Part of our Navigation pathway is helping people slow down enough to understand what their options are. HUE can help you talk through what each path may involve so you don’t have to make an important decision without enough clarity.