Questions to Ask When Visiting Health and Healing Professionals – Pre-Visit

Getting ready to visit a health & healing professional can bring up a lot of different feelings and questions. To help with this, we made a list of important questions you can ask before you meet with your doctor or wellness practitioner.

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Do they take my insurance? Are there payment options? What symptoms am I experiencing that I want to focus on? Do I know my medical history (including past or current conditions and/or surgeries I have had)? Are there any illnesses in my family history? Do I have any allergies to medication? What medications or supplements am I taking? Is there anything I need until my appointment (medication, food, transportation, someone to talk to)? Who are the trusted members of my support system? Can someone come with me?

What characteristics am I looking for in a health and healing professional (e.g. race, ethnicity, gender, sexual identity, languages spoken) and why? Is it important that my identity/ies be reflected in my provider? Is the health questionnaire or history form inclusive of my identities and experience? Does the provider have experience working with Black folks who reflect my own sexual and gender identities? Does the provider have reliable access options (e.g. online scheduling, wheelchair access, available interpreters)?

Pre-Visit Questions

Do they take my insurance? Are there payment options?
What symptoms am I experiencing that I want to focus on?
Do I know my medical history (including past or current conditions and/or surgeries I have had)? Are there any illnesses in my family history?
Do I have any allergies to medication? What medications or supplements am I taking?
Is there anything I need until my appointment (medication, food, transportation, someone to talk to)?
Who are the trusted members of my support system? Can someone come with me?
What characteristics am I looking for in a health and healing professional (e.g. race, ethnicity, gender, sexual identity, languages spoken) and why?
Is it important that my identity/ies be reflected in my provider?
Is the health questionnaire or history form inclusive of my identities and experience?
Does the provider have experience working with Black folks who reflect my own sexual and gender identities?
Does the provider have reliable access options (e.g. online scheduling, wheelchair access, available interpreters)?