Students for Health Humanities (SHH) is the 1st international student-led health humanities organization. We strive to implement the health humanities into community service, public policy, and healthcare programs. Our mission is to foster compassion in the health field through interactive projects, volunteerism, and advocacy.

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What is the Health Humanities?

Welcome to the intersection between humanities & medical education and practice. The Health Humanities studies topics such as:

Narrative Medicine
Histories of bias in art
Bioethics
Writing therapy for patients and providers
How religion shapes the understanding of illness
Movement in medicine through dance
and more!

SHH Chapters

Create or start a chapter to bring SHH to your college or region! From art therapy workshops with pediatric patients to flood relief fundraisers in Pakistan, our students are starting incredible initiatives to help improve healthcare.

You can view our chapters here.

What is the Health Humanities?

SHH Chapters

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