Welcome to My Route to Health®

Improving the health of the community through health education.

Centene believes in treating the whole person, not just the physical body. My Route To Health is available to anyone interested in learning more about health. Parents, teachers, caregivers and students can access books, videos and activities about different health topics. Current topics include hygiene, dental health, fitness, digital safety and more. Additional topics will be added in the future.

Content is available in English and Spanish.


Le damos la bienvenida a My Route to Health®

Un sitio web que ayuda a mejorar la salud de la comunidad a través de la educación.

En Centene, creemos en la importancia de cuidar la salud integral de las personas, no solo la salud física. My Route To Health está disponible para todos aquellos interesados en aprender más sobre la salud. Padres, maestros, cuidadores y estudiantes pueden acceder a libros, videos y actividades sobre diferentes temas de salud, por ejemplo, higiene, salud dental, entrenamiento físico, seguridad digital y muchos más. Se agregarán temas adicionales en el futuro.

Los contenidos están disponibles en inglés y en español.

Why Health Education?

Child health education is extremely important. It can provide a basis for health literacy in adulthood. Promoting health education through reading health books can also help children develop literacy skills. Early literacy is a critical skill for early childhood development. Early literacy promotes school readiness, language development, brain development, future employment, improved health literacy, health outcomes and overall quality of life. Enhanced health literacy can impact health decisions, which can also impact quality of life, life expectancy and health outcomesix. The health books and activities included on this website are designed to help educators deliver quality health education to youth – and improve health literacy.

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My Route to Health

Thank you for visiting My Route to Health. This website provides our communication partners, students, parents, and teachers with accessible, digital books to learn more about different health topics.

 

Digital Books

  • Digital friendly version of award-winning books
  • Video recordings of the books being read
  • Topics for elementary, middle and high school students
  • More topics to be added in the future


i Institute of Medicine (2004) Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
ii CDC (2020). What is Health Literacy? Accessed September 23, 2020 from: https://www.cdc.gov/healthliteracy/learn/index.html
iii US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) (2020). Health Literacy in Healthy People. Accessed October 1, 2020 from: https://health.gov/our-work/healthy-people-2030/about-healthy-people-2030/health-literacy-healthy-people
iv US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (ODPHP) (2020). National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy. Accessed October 1, 2020 from: https://health.gov/our-work/health-literacy/national-action-plan-improve-health-literacy
v U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion. (2010). National Action Plan to Improve Health Literacy. Accessed October 1, 2020 from: https://health.gov/sites/default/files/2019-09/Health_Literacy_Action_Plan.pdf
vi Institute of Medicine (2004) Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
vii CDC (2019). Talking Points About Health Literacy. Accessed September 23, 2020 from: https://www.cdc.gov/healthliteracy/shareinteract/TellOthers.html
viii Institute of Medicine (2004) Health Literacy: A Prescription to End Confusion. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
ix US DHHS (not listed) Making Health Communications Programs Work. Accessed September 23, 2020 from: https://www.cancer.gov/publications/health-communication/pink-book.pdf