Health Education Visits
Columbia Health provides Health Education Visits (HEVs) for students through Alice! Health Promotion. If you’re interested in attending an HEV, begin by completing the Health Education Visit Intake Form or attending Health Education drop-in hours.
Health Education Visits at Columbia Health
Alice! Health Promotion offers Health Education Visits (HEVs) for students to meet one-on-one with a health educator to discuss health questions and learn about accessing health resources. Conversations are solution-oriented and are meant to connect students with information and resources to make informed decisions regarding a broad range of health-related topics.
HEVs are confidential and HIPAA-compliant. All sessions are offered virtually, unless otherwise requested.
Examples of topics include, but are not limited to:
- Strategies and resources for stress coping, healthy sleep hygiene, and time management
- Communication strategies to support a friend
- Concerns regarding a friend’s alcohol or other drug use
- Finding reputable resources to better understand a new medical diagnosis
- Understanding the range of birth control and safer sex options
Who is eligible?
Services are available to all students on the Morningside and Manhattanville campuses. This includes those at Teachers College, Union Theological Seminary, and Jewish Theological Seminary.
How do I attend a Health Education Visit?
To attend a Health Education Visit:
- Complete the Health Education Visit Intake Form. When you start the intake form, you'll be prompted to log-in with your UNI and password. This is to ensure confidentiality and that you're a student enrolled at the University.
- After submitting the intake form, you will receive a follow-up email with a link to schedule an appointment.
If you have concerns about sharing your UNI or additional questions, come to our Health Education drop-in hours or call our office at 212-854-5453 during business hours.
How much will it cost?
You will pay no additional costs for Health Education Visits.
What else do I need to know?
If you have additional questions and are unable to attend Drop-In Hours, please email [email protected] or call 212-854-5453 during business hours.
Where can I learn more about these topics?
If you’d like to receive further education about various health topics, please check out Columbia Health’s Q&A resource, Go Ask Alice!.
You can learn about the drop-in hours for Health Education and other Columbia Health departments on the Same Day Care page. This page outlines what resources are open and how to access them.
Frequently Asked Questions
Health education visits may range from a few minutes to an hour.
We have both in-person and virtual health education visits. To attend an in-person health education visit, come to the Alice! Health Promotion office on the 3rd floor of John Jay Hall.
You can talk about a wide range of topics in a health education visit, ranging from sleep, stress, time management, substance use, and sexual and reproductive health. However, we do not make diagnoses or write prescriptions.
You can fill out the Health Education Visit Intake Form, which will give you options for appointment times. If none of these times work, reach out to Alice! Health Promotion at [email protected] or by calling 212-854-5453.
Yes! We can discuss many of the same topics in a health education visit. If there is something related to sexual and reproductive health that you’d like to discuss that is outside of our scope, we will help you get connected with appropriate resources.
No. Health education visits provide education and help get students connected with additional resources, but we do not provide referrals. If you need a referral for medical or mental health, please see Medical Services or Counseling and Psychological Services.