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Enhancing Students’ Overall Well-Being
In recent years, mental well-being has been at the forefront of higher education conversations, and for good reason. In a recent Student Voice survey, students shared that stress is negatively affecting their mental health and ability to perform well academically. Additionally, in a TimelyMD survey top stressors in a student’s life include their own mental health conditions, personal finances and academics, and 71% of students struggle with stress, anxiety and depression.
Even with stress and anxiety becoming more widespread across college campuses, 58% of students who’ve experienced chronic stress during college haven’t accessed their college or university’s mental health resources. Being in a constant state of stress without professional help can deteriorate someone’s mental health and negatively affect their overall well-being. |
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Keeping all of this in mind, these feelings of stress and anxiety can heighten for study abroad students due to living in an unfamiliar environment. That’s where GeoBlue can help – students have access to mental and physical well-being resources at all steps of their travel.
 GeoBlue’s pre-departure program allows students to speak with our in-house clinicians before they travel. Students can learn more about the local healthcare systems, where and how to access care, get personalized recommendations based on specific medical needs and more.
With Global Wellness Assist, students have access to a multitude of emotional, physical and practical resources at the touch of their fingertips during their trip. For each situation that may arise, students have up to six sessions they can use. Access to Global Wellness Assist is simple through our GeoBlue mobile app and makes the connection seamless between a medical professional and student. Students can access additional wellness resources in our wellness portal accessible through the Member Hub on www.geobluestudents.com.
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| GLOBAL WELLNESS ASSIST DEDICATED WELLNESS SUPPORT |
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EMOTIONAL
Managing stress, anxiety, depression and overall life changes |
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PRACTICAL
Managing academic or workplace pressure, financial and legal assistance |
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PHYSICAL
Wellness coaching and support for wellness initiatives, including weight loss, fitness, nutrition, stress management and overall lifestyle improvement |
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Pre-Departure Program Case Study |
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| You’re a student planning to relocate from Japan to Tennessee, and you have a medical condition that requires specialized care. Will you be able to get the treatment you need? Will your medication be available? These were the questions plaguing one of our members. Find out how we worked with him before his departure to make sure his care would continue, even thousands of miles away. |
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Helpful Resources
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GLOBAL WELLNESS ASSIST
Our Global Wellness Assist service is great for members seeking services for emotional, practical and physical support. It offers access to a global network of professionals who can provide advice and support with a variety of issues or concerns. This service is available for inbound and outbound members with multiple language options and is easily accessible right from within the GeoBlue mobile app! |
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GLOBAL TELEMD™
Our convenient telemedicine service is a great alternative to seeking in-person care. It offers members access to a global network of doctors who can provide advice and prescriptions for minor medical problems, with multiple language options available. This service is available for outbound and inbound members and is also accessible from within the GeoBlue mobile app. |
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“The customer support is great when something goes wrong. GeoBlue handled it flawlessly without wasting much of my time. That’s awesome!”
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Get to Know Us: Catch snippets of who we are and how we’re simplifying the international healthcare experience |
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GeoBlue® is the trade name of Worldwide Insurance Services, LLC (Worldwide Services Insurance Agency, LLC in California and New York), an independent licensee of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association. GeoBlue is the administrator of coverage provided under insurance policies issued in the District of Columbia by 4 Ever Life International Limited, Bermuda, an independent licensee of the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association.
Global Wellness Assist services are provided by WorkPlace Options, an independent company that is not affiliated with GeoBlue and does not provide Blue Cross® or Blue Shield® products or services. WorkPlace Options is solely responsible for referring participants for counseling, coaching and work-life services and health assessments by providers who are appropriately licensed by local authorities. The evaluation and efficacy of any service delivered by a provider lies solely with the employee, spouse, dependent or other authorized party who inquires on behalf of those or other participants. GeoBlue shall have no responsibility or liability whatsoever for any aspect of the provider counseling, coaching, work-life services and health assessments or other similar services, or the counselor/participant relationship.
Telemedicine services are provided by Teladoc Health, directly to members. GeoBlue assumes no liability and accepts no responsibility for information provided by Teladoc Health and the performance of the services by Teladoc Health. Support and information provided through this service does not confirm that any related treatment or additional support is covered under a member’s health plan. This service is not intended to be used for emergency or urgent treatment medical questions.
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