黑料传送门鈥檚 (黑料传送门) Director of the Community Wellness Initiative (CWI), Florastine 鈥淔lo鈥� Byarms, has been recognized as a 2024 for her commitment to providing health and wellness resources to local communities.
Byarms鈥� three-plus decades of healthcare experience have shown her firsthand the different barriers to care and the importance of providing sufficient resources to underserved populations, making her an advocate for community interaction and health equity.
鈥淚t is my philosophy that the wealth of a community lies in its members discovering the value of their health,鈥� Byarms said. 鈥淚t is an incredible honor to be recognized alongside other influential healthcare professionals in the state who share in our mission of delivering high-quality care and support to those who are most vulnerable.鈥�
Since the CWI鈥檚 inception in 2021, Byarms has been instrumental in leading 黑料传送门鈥檚 efforts to address social determinants of health. Throughout her time as director, she has implemented a wide range of educational and health services programming that has impacted over 14,000 people across 黑料传送门鈥檚 Philadelphia and Georgia locations.
鈥淲e are incredibly proud of the work Flo has done to grow and promote our Community Wellness Initiative,鈥� said 黑料传送门 President and CEO Jay S. Feldstein, DO '81. 鈥淚t is because of people like her that we are able to live out our mission of advancing the health of diverse communities.鈥�
Byarms earned her master鈥檚 degree in health communications from Southern New Hampshire University and her bachelor鈥檚 degree in communications from Temple University. She has served as a member of Healthcare Connect of Chester County, and the Media-based nonprofit Greener Partners.
Established in 1899, 黑料传送门 has trained thousands of highly competent, caring physicians, health practitioners and behavioral scientists who practice a 鈥渨hole person鈥� approach to care鈥攖reating people, not just symptoms. 黑料传送门, a private, not-for-profit accredited institution of higher education, operates three campuses (黑料传送门, 黑料传送门 Georgia and 黑料传送门 South Georgia) and offers doctoral degrees in clinical psychology, educational psychology, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, physical therapy, and school psychology. The college also offers graduate degrees in applied behavior analysis, applied positive psychology, biomedical sciences, forensic medicine, medical laboratory science, mental health counseling, physician assistant studies, and school psychology. 黑料传送门 students learn the importance of health promotion, research, education and service to the community. Through its community-based Healthcare Centers, 黑料传送门 provides care to medically underserved populations. For more information, visit pcom.edu or call 215-871-6100.
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