Betsy Peyton is the Director of Clinical Care Services overseeing the WellAWARE Community Health Worker program in the University of Virginia’s Population Health Department. In 2021, Betsy founded the WellAware program, integrating deep community engagement with data-driven geo-analysis to identify needs and strategically direct services to the areas of greatest impact.

A double-graduate of the University of Virginia with a BA in History and a BSN in Nursing, Betsy has spent more than twenty-five years as a Registered Nurse in community health, schools, and psychiatric settings in Charlottesville and New York City. Betsy has worked successfully for better healthcare access and outcomes with such diverse client populations as elderly dementia patients, homeless teenagers, isolated rural residents and newly-arrived refugee families. 

With years of firsthand experience in home visiting, Betsy is a passionate believer in the power of the Community Health Worker model to overcome barriers to high-quality care. Betsy’s guiding principle in this work is to let communities lead the way and let the services follow.