Health Promotion Appointments
Columbia Health provides Health Promotion Appointments (HPAs) for students through Alice! Health Promotion. If you’re interested in attending an HPA, begin by completing the Health Promotion Appointment Intake Form or contact Alice! Health Promotion for help with scheduling. You may also email [email protected] or call 212-854-5453.
Health Promotion Appointments at Columbia Health
Columbia Health offers Health Promotion Appointments (HPAs) for students to meet one-on-one with a team member. Conversations are solution-oriented and aim to help students find, understand, assess, and use health information and resources to support their well-being.
HPAs are educational, non-diagnostic, and not therapy. Sessions are confidential and HIPAA-compliant. All sessions are offered virtually, unless otherwise requested.
Topics for HPAs might include, but are not limited to:
- Questions about other services or appointment types within Alice! Health Promotion or across Columbia Health
- Finding reputable resources to better understand a health topic, diagnosis, or student’s well-being
- Strategies and resources for stress coping, healthy sleep hygiene, time management, and building community
- Understanding and navigating the US healthcare system (like finding a mental health provider or a medical specialist)
- Navigating health and well-being resources within Columbia Health, at the University, or off campus in New York City and around the world
- Finding resources to navigate stressful or frustrating situations with friends, roommates, or faculty or how to check-in with a friend about their well-being
- Connecting to basic need support services, including food, housing, and financial security
- Talking about your health to faculty and staff within your School, Academic Department, and across the University
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 promotion appointment?
To attend a health promotion appointment:
- Complete the Health Promotion Appointment 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 be directed to our scheduling system to make an appointment. You will also receive a follow-up email with a link to schedule an appointment.
If you have concerns about sharing your UNI or additional questions, call our office at 212-854-5453 during business hours.
How much will it cost?
You will pay no additional costs for Health Promotion Appointments.
What else do I need to know?
If you’d like help finding on-and-off campus resources before attending your Health Promotion Appointment, you can use our Wayfinding Guides for help.
Where can I learn more about this?
If you’d like to learn more about different health topics or resources before you attend an appointment, you can learn more from some of the answers on Columbia Health’s Q&A resource, Go Ask Alice!.
Here are a few selected fact sheets to get you started:
Frequently Asked Questions
Health Promotion Appointments may range from a few minutes to 45 minutes.
No! HPAs are available to all Columbia students on the Morningside and Manhattanville campuses, regardless of their enrollment status or insurance coverage.
There is no additional cost for students during an HPA. Our staff can go over the Columbia Health and Related Services fee and ways to access other Columbia Health departments, including the fees for additional services.
Students will not leave an appointment with a prescription. The appointment will help you identify and get connected to a healthcare provider, including scheduling an appointment in the future or reaching out to a provider for additional support.
You will not get a referral at your HPA. Instead, our staff will help you identify the relevant provider or other resources and get you connected to them to request a referral.