Kathryn (Kat)
Neill,
PharmD, CCMS, FNAP
Associate Provost for Academics, Director of Interprofessional Administrative and Academic Affairs
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Kathryn K. Neill, PharmD, CCMS, FNAP is the Associate Provost for Academics and Director of Interprofessional Administrative and Curricular Affairs for the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. After receiving her PharmD, she completed a fellowship in Neuropharmacology and practiced as a Pulmonary and Critical Care Specialist for the UAMS Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU). Dr. Neill chairs a team of more than 40 faculty to design, deliver, and assess a campus-wide interprofessional graduation requirement for 73 degree programs.
Presenting at the Nexus Summit:
Background: Food insecurity (FI) is a lack of consistent access to enough food for an active, healthy lifestyle. In 2023, 13.5% of U.S. households met criteria for FI. Arkansas ranks worst at 18.9%. Assistance benefits provide $2.06/person/meal, but the average meal costs $3.55/person. Aside from economics, many individuals in rural areas experience FI due to living in food deserts with limited access to affordable, nutritious food. Healthcare providers are often unaware of patients’/families’ FI, and evidence-based recommendations (DASH, Mediterranean diet) can seem overwhelming for FI…
One Health is a collaborative, transdisciplinary approach to achieving optimal health outcomes that recognizes the interconnectedness of humans, animals, plants, and the environment. One Health initiatives expand considerations for interprofessional teams beyond traditional health system professions to include practice sites such as veterinarians, climatologists, and environmental biologists. The One Health approach is important to understanding how global health is affected by issues like zoonotic diseases and climate-related health threats. These animal and environmental factors have direct…