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Rachel Westlake, BPCA
~ Accepting New Clients
~ Area(s) Served: Nationwide – United States
~ Provides Virtual / Telehealth Services
About My Services:
- Type(s) of Advocacy: Cancer, Health Management, Medical / Navigational, Mental / Behavioral Health, Social Work | Other: Young adult cancer and chronic illness treatment recovery. Helping survivors create a map or a plan post-treatment.
- Years of Experience: 1 year
Areas of Expertise:
- Recovery from cancer treatment
- Health crisis recovery
- Hard to diagnose or dismissed illness
- The patient experience
- Complementary, integrative care
- Non-emergency mental health issues
- Hormone health
- Well-being and health optimization
- Preparing for a healthy future
Education, Training & Experience:
Education:
- Patient Advocate Certification Board, Sherwood, AR | Certified Patient Advocate, 2020
- Cascadia Center for Leadership, Bayside, CA | Graduate, 2018
- Emergency Medical Technician Training Center, Arcata, CA | Certified Emergency Medical Technician, 2010
- Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA | Masters Studies, Environment and Community Social Sciences, 2008
- The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA | BA, Anthropology, 2002
- University of Minnesota, Uttarakhand, India | NGO and Nonprofit Management
Licensed Professional: No
Board Certified Patient Advocate: Yes
Educational Advocacy Certification: No
Additional Education & Training:
- Board Certified Patient Advocate
- Member of the Alliance of Professional Health Advocates
- Member of Greater National Advocates
- National Patient Advocate Foundation Consortium: “Rural Health Care: Challenges and Opportunities in Addressing Health Care Inequities,” 11/2020
- Health AdvocateX National Conference on Integrating Mental Health, 11/2020
- Humboldt Del Norte Council on Estate Planning and ElderCare, 2019
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Cascadia Center for Leadership Graduate, 2018
Rachel Westlake, BCPA | Women Health Advocacy, LLC | Eureka, CA 95501
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