Ms. Husk leads marketing and communications, strategic services, community impact and social responsibility for this $2.8 billion community-focused Baptist Health. She is helping lead an expanded investment in community redevelopment, working directly in collaboration with residents, community partners and staff to address physical, social, mental and spiritual dimensions of health. One important example is a place-based strategy called Emerald Trail that connects 14 low-income neighborhoods, 21 parks, 16 schools and 2 colleges in downtown Jacksonville. Through this initiative, Baptist Health links people living, working and learning in these neighborhoods to greater health and well-being through activities such as wellness on wheels, a collaboration with local transportation authority to bring mobile screening and care navigation resources to underserved areas. Additionally, through its Safe Kids relationship with its Wolfson Children’s Hospital, children and families receive safety education, bike helmets and car seat giveaways close to home. Baptist Health is also mentoring youth and training people in historically marginalized communities to connect them with opportunities to build healthcare careers, a strategy that will foster greater economic stability in the community and help build a new talent pipeline.
