Session 3 of Community Paramedicine is led by Betsy Peyton. This ECHO session introduces WellAWARE, a community health worker–led program designed to address local barriers to primary care by connecting patients with trusted, neighborhood-based support. The session outlines what makes WellAWARE distinctive, highlights the role and activities of community health workers, and explores how they help patients […]
Session 2 of Community Paramedicine is led by Patrick Watson and Taylor Tereskerz. This ECHO session provides an introduction to community paramedicine as a new, proactive model of patient care that extends EMS beyond emergency response into prevention, follow-up, and care coordination. The session reviews the history and models of community paramedicine, outlines the structure and […]
Session 1 of Community Paramedicine is led by Dr. Allen Yee. This ECHO session highlights the expanding role of EMS through mobile integrated health (MIH) and community-based, preventative care. The session reviews the responsibilities of MIH paramedics, patient navigation and enrollment, home-based interventions such as fall prevention and safety assessments, and the use of Chesterfield […]
