Empower Your Health
with Confidence
We are currently putting together a health literacy course curriculum for college students across the nation. With topics ranging from health insurance to the types of providers, how to prepare for an emergency situation to how to navigate a doctor appointment, our course will give young adults the skills necessary to take charge of their own healthcare. We are passionate about making health literacy skills more widely available and accessible and plan to accomplish it soon!
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Data shows that 80% of students in the greater Boston area are out-of-state, and 25% of this population come from outside of the U.S. The truth is, students come to college from all parts of the world, away from their familiar social networks of support. They’re expected to know when to seek medical care, how to manage their insurance (and let’s be honest, who really knows how the U.S. insurance system works?), what services are available, what questions to ask a doctor, and the list goes on. Put simply, college students are dropped into a completely new world and just expected to know how to do it all. But how many of them actually do?
As you start to become more independent, being able to understand health information will help to inform your choices and behaviors which will affect your future health.
A good self-advocate is able to let people know what they think, feel and need. By doing this, you should be able to make informed decisions based on what is best for you as an individual and have more control over your own life.
You might not realize it, but as a student you have access to many different healthcare resources. Our mission is to equip you with the skills to effectively and confidently navigate them.
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