Sarah Harward: How Value-Based Care Is Transforming Children’s Health

Public health isn’t just community clinics and county programs — it’s shaping the future of healthcare from the inside out. In this episode of Y Health, BYU Public Health alum Sarah Harward shares how she’s redefining population health as a Business Operations Coordinator for Intermountain’s Children’s Health Network, Utah’s largest healthcare system.

Sarah reveals how value-based care and proactive care models are transforming patient outcomes, the power of home-visiting programs like Nurse-Family Partnership, and why early childhood mental health screening is a game-changer for families. She also opens up about “finding your why — and your what” as a guiding principle for public health professionals.

A must-listen for students, clinicians, and anyone curious about the intersection of hospital administration and public health in real-world healthcare.

Recorded, Edited & Produced by Averee Bates, Christy Gonzalez, Harper Xinyu Zhang, Madison McArthur, Kailey Hopkins, and Tanya Gale