Health & Wellness
Health Literacy Curriculum for High School
Making Healthy Choices & Navigating Medical Care
- Making Healthy Choices
- Navigating Medical Care: Healthcare Coverage
- Navigating Medical Care: Paying for Care
- Navigating Medical Care: Seeking Care
Why Adopt This Course?
Everfi’s Healthcare Literacy courses empower students to become advocates for their own health and financial wellness, helping them understand when and where to ask for help with health care decisions.
The two supplemental resources, Healthcare Literacy: Making Healthy Choices and Navigating Medical Care are available to K-12 Schools at no cost.
At-A-Glance
Grade Level
8-12Length
Two courses with a total of 4 lessons / 15 minutes / 60 minutes
Languages
Standards
Jump$tart Personal Finance Education Standards, National Health Education Standards (NHES), Common Career Technical Core (CCTC) Standards
Curriculum Fit
Health, PE, FACS, Economics, CTE, Business, Advisory
In this standalone introductory lesson, students learn about how to manage their health, how to advocate for themselves and their medical needs, and how physical and financial health are connected.
In this lesson, students learn the basics of health insurance and participate in a simulation around choosing medical coverage.
In this lesson, students learn how to prepare for a medical visit, including how to make an appointment, as well as what to do during and after a medical visit.
In this lesson, students learn strategies to avoid medical debt, how to review a medical bill and the options that one has for paying for medical services.
In this standalone introductory lesson, students learn about how to manage their health, how to advocate for themselves and their medical needs, and how physical and financial health are connected.
In this lesson, students learn the basics of health insurance and participate in a simulation around choosing medical coverage.
In this lesson, students learn how to prepare for a medical visit, including how to make an appointment, as well as what to do during and after a medical visit.
In this lesson, students learn strategies to avoid medical debt, how to review a medical bill and the options that one has for paying for medical services.