REACH4Health

The Center for Sustainable Development (CSD) at Columbia University helps countries andcommunities achieve sustainable development in all its dimensions - economic, social, health-related and environmental - by translating the Sustainable Development Goals into meaningfulpolicies and community-based solutions. REACH4Health is an application developed by CSD,its academic and civil society partners and youth, with a co-design approach.REACH4Health was developed to improve young people`s health literacy and health care accessvia digital technologies in certain countries affected by forced migration. Currently available inthree languages (Turkish, Arabic, English) for Turkey, the app enables access to reliableinformation on Physical Health, Mental Health, Social Health, Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors andHealth Promotion, Environmental Health, Healthcare System, Health-related Laws, Rights andHealth Insurance, and COVID-19 with links to international and local institutional websites.With REACH4Health, users can also find available health services near them, in addition tohealth-related institutions, hotlines, and other mHealth apps. Users can give feedback about theservices they use and connect with a health mediator to receive referral support for individualhealth-related concerns. REACH4Health respects privacy and enables a secure digitalexperience, as it does not keep any search history and does not ask for any personally identifiableinformation unless the user wants to connect with a health mediator for personal feedback.REACH4Health provides information, guidance, and support for improved health literacy,healthy lifestyle, and healthy living environment for health promotion, in addition to increasedawareness on available health services with a special focus on migrant youth andvulnerable youth groups, but it can also be useful for service providers and other populationgroups.For more information about REACH4Health and the REACH Initiative, please visit reach-health.com; reach-health.net; reach-health.org or email us at [email protected]