Betsy Peyton is the Director of Clinical Care Services overseeing the WellAWARE Community Health Worker program. The WellAWARE program joined the Population Health Department in 2024, and Betsy looks forward to collaborating with new colleagues who share her dedication to achieving healthy equity for all of our neighbors.
Betsy is a graduate of Charlottesville High School and a double-graduate of the University of Virginia with a BA in History and a BSN in Nursing. In more than twenty-five years as a Registered Nurse in community health, schools, and psychiatric settings in Charlottesville and New York City, she has worked successfully for better healthcare access and outcomes with such diverse client populations as elderly dementia patients, homeless teenagers, 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. She is grateful to work at an institution that values equitable health care as a human right.
Outside of work, Betsy enjoys flower gardening and traveling to visit her three far-flung adult children. She is a fan of small art museums and short hikes. Betsy especially loves getting to know her neighbors in the Charlottesville area and hearing their many remarkable stories.