Healthcare is complicated.

We equip people to use it.

ACVTIVE LEARNING

SCENARIO-BASED

SELF-ADVOCACY

GAMIFICATION

CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT

ROLE-PLAY

PARALINGUISTICS

SKILL TRANSFER

COMMUNICATION SKILLS

SHARE FORWARD

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ACVTIVE LEARNING SCENARIO-BASED SELF-ADVOCACY GAMIFICATION CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT ROLE-PLAY PARALINGUISTICS SKILL TRANSFER COMMUNICATION SKILLS SHARE FORWARD 〰️

The Healthcare Navigation Project (THNP) is a nonprofit education and training model that equips people with practical, transferable healthcare navigation, communication and self-advocacy skills through active learning and real-world practice.

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We Empower People

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    Healthcare Professionals

    Equip the people who support patients.
    THNP’s Interprofessional Healthcare Navigation Series™ equips frontline and allied healthcare professionals with practical coaching strategies they can use in patient-facing interactions.

    EXPLORE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
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    Youth

    We give young people, from high school through postgraduate, the research and communication skills needed to navigate their mental and physical health, as they transition from pediatric to adult health and care.

    Youth Programs
  • A diverse group of people sitting in a well-lit room, smiling and applauding. Some have laptops open in front of them, indicating a positive presentation or event.

    Employees

    We empower adults to equitably find, understand, and actually use their healthcare and make health-related decisions and actions for themselves and others.

    Employee Programs

Get street smart.

Learn how to actually use your healthcare before, instead of after when it’s too late.

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“Informative, interactive & relevant.”
— Participants, Norwalk, Connecticut
“As a school social worker, I’m well aware of the struggles adolescents face in our challenging healthcare system. Many do not have, or are even aware of the skills they will need. This program changed that for them! ”
— Samantha Yurman, Social Worker, P-TECH
“As a healthcare provider, I now have new skills to offer my patients to give them confidence as they prepare to navigate the healthcare system on their own.”
— Kris Edwards, RN, Yale Student Pediatric Nurse Practitioner