Leveraging Underutilized Health Services to Support Underserved Populations — Health Equity Forum 2023

Leveraging Underutilized Health Services to Support Underserved Populations was part of the 2023 RARE Health Equity Forum.

Our communities of most need are often those who are intentionally excluded and economically neglected from investment opportunities in all areas. Nowhere is this more prevalent than in health. In this session presenters will dive into how health professionals can utilize existing place-based whole person care providers (such as Community Health Workers, Peer Support Specialists, and Health Ambassadors/Navigators) to address patients’ unique health needs while supporting social needs and risk factors, providing health education, and building client and community capacity. In addition, we will provide an example of how placed-based whole person care providers are currently being used in the All In. Rare project.

Speakers:
* Mariah Chrans, IBCLC, PhD
Programs Director, Community Health Council of Wyandotte County

* Teneasha Washington, PhD, MPH
RARE-X Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Lead, Global Genes