Wayfinding Guides: Getting Connected to Care

How to access on- and off-campus resources.

Last updated: 3/26/2024

Wayfinding Guides help students at Columbia University and its affiliated schools navigate and identify resources and systems of support on a variety of health & wellbeing topics. These guides compile high-quality health information for on- and off-campus resources.

They cover topics such as how to find a primary care provider, navigate health insurance, and pick up prescriptions. Bookmark this page for future reference and check back regularly for newly developed guides!

Each guide contains: 

  1. Broad overview of the topic
  2. Quick reference guide with common questions
  3. On-campus resources available and how to find off-campus resources
  4. How insurance works for that topic 
  5. How to identify providers or services that meet your needs 
  6. How to access care

Primary Care

  1. What is primary care?
  2. How to find a primary care provider
  3. Talking to primary care providers

Mental Health Care

  1. What is mental health?
  2. How to find a mental health provider
  3. Talking to a mental health provider

Medical Specialists

  1. What are medical specialists?
  2. Finding a medical specialist
  3. Talking to medical specialists

Basics of Health Insurance

  1. What is health insurance?
  2. Health insurance billing
  3. Finding health insurance
  4. Qualifying life events

Pharmacies & Medicine

  1. What is a pharmacy?
  2. Medications
  3. Picking up Prescriptions
  4. Pharmacy Insurance

 

Have questions or want to learn more?  

Schedule a Health Promotion Appointment for support connecting with resources and systems of support, as well as high-quality health information.