UVM Extension Bridges to Health is a Community Health Worker program that addresses barriers faced by workers and their families that prevent them from reaching their full health and well-being potential.
We are committed to developing, coordinating, and implementing community-based outreach initiatives and services which contribute to health and health equity within communities at local and statewide levels.
Programs include grant-funded and philanthropically-supported projects.
Naomi Wolcott-MacCausland, Bridges to Health Program Lead
Naomi provides leadership and management oversight for a portfolio of grants and initiatives in support of migrant health access and equity. Naomi designed, implemented, and grew Bridges to Health, UVM's flagship program that utilizes Community Health Workers to improve access to health and social services for workers and their families across Vermont. She established and co-directs Huertas, a community-based food security project working to increase access to culturally familiar foods with farmworker households. She holds a Master's Degree in Community Development and Applied Economics from UVM. Naomi speaks Spanish fluently after living for four years in Central America including two years with the Peace Corps in El Salvador.
Email: nwolcott@uvm.edu
Phone: 802-656-7626 or 802-503-2078 (cell)