健康导航员科学副学士

健康导航员AS学位可为您培训健康导航员，患者导航员或社区卫生工作者的重要角色。作为健康导航者，您可以帮助老年人和健康素养有限的人获得社区服务，临床护理和健康保险并从中获得最大收益。您也可以为患有复杂健康问题（例如癌症或艾滋病毒）的患者提供就诊和随访服务。健康导航员协助识别和登记患者参加各种健康保险计划，包括ACA交易所，Medicaid，Medicare和残疾服务。卫生导航员是患者，护理人员和卫生保健提供者之间的联络者，他们是复杂卫生保健系统中的倡导者，以改善患者护理。
The health navigator AS degree trains you for the important roles of health navigator, patient navigator or community health worker. As a health navigator, you assist the elderly and those who have limited health literacy with accessing and maximizing benefits from community services, clinical care, and health insurance. You may also facilitate access to care and follow-up for patients with complex health issues such as cancer or HIV. Health navigators assist with identifying and enrolling patients in various health insurance plans including ACA Exchanges, Medicaid, Medicare, and disability services. Health navigators are liaisons between patients, caregivers, and health care providers, they are advocates within a complex health care system to improve patient care. The coursework includes the opportunity to pursue a Bachelor's degree in public health, health education or related fields.