Kristina Wharton is thrilled to have joined Health Outreach Partners in August, 2018, as a project manager. Kristina brings with her eight years of experience working in FQHCs or with them through Primary Care Associations and community-academic partnerships in North Carolina and Louisiana. Her previous work included HIV and HCV screening outreach program planning, NCQA Patient-Centered Medical Home transformation, remote care coordination and telehealth program and reimbursement strategy evaluation, Outreach and Enrollment, voter registration campaigns, and coordinating collaborative, multi-institutional community health needs assessments. She holds an MPH from the University of North Carolina, MPA from North Carolina State University, and BA from Smith College. In her free time, Kristina enjoys farmers markets and being outside with her rescue dog, Nugget.