Karina Howell Ms, Cpis

Karina Howell, MS, CPIS, LSSGB, currently serves as the Emergency Department Navigator and Health Equity Specialist at Newberry County Memorial Hospital, focusing on enhancing patient navigation and equity in care. Prior to this role, Karina worked as the Health Equity Manager at the South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health, where responsibilities included policy support and analysis of health data. Karina's experience also includes serving as a Client Services Coordinator and Specimen Processor at Prisma Health, as well as coaching and teaching science at various educational institutions. Karina holds a Bachelor of Science in Biology and a Master of Science in Exercise Science-Applied Physiology from the University of South Carolina.