Bethany R. Wilson, APSS

Bethany has been employed with the University of Kentucky since 2018. As a graduate of Sullivan University’s Community Health Services Program with an Associate in Science, she is a senior in the bachelor of Public Health program at Midway University. Her certifications include community health worker, adult peer support specialist, and targeted case management. Bethany has had the opportunity to work on multiple community service grants that support pregnant and postpartum persons and serve on the KyPQC Steering Committee, PATHHome Trial Study Advisory Council, and the Kentucky Maternal Morbidity and Mortality Task Force. Throughout her career she has worked among community and behavioral health organizations focusing on prevention intervention and rehabilitation services. Bethany has had the opportunity to support others through providing hospital visits performing HIV/HCV testing and risk reduction counseling recovery planning with individuals including those experiencing incarceration outreach in various community settings one-on-one peer support sessions and treatment group facilitation cofacilitation. Through the Perinatal Community Health Work Program, she coordinates efforts with healthcare providers to enhance the health and wellness of perinatal women and families.