Lauren Kopsick | Founder & Executive Director
The Healthcare Navigation Project

Lauren Kopsick is the Founder and Executive Director of The Healthcare Navigation Project (THNP) 501c3, ©2024, Patent Pending. THNP is an interactive method to achieve health equity through grassroots health literacy and life skills training in an immersive environment for anyone 15-115. With over 20 years of experience as a caregiver, parent navigator, healthcare and education advocate, Lauren is passionate about disrupting the complex healthcare system and enabling all people to access and use their healthcare effectively and efficiently. To learn before, instead of after when it’s too late.As a parent of a child with severe medical problems, Lauren has developed expertise and empathy in dealing with physical, behavioral, and other complex care needs. She has also supported and connected hundreds of families with various resources and taught them how to advocate for themselves. Through THNP, Lauren shares her unique strategies and stories with youth, adults, families, and caregivers, and offers them practical training and guidance on how to navigate the healthcare system. Lauren also leverages her skills in marketing communications, new business development, and social networking to promote and grow THNPs mission and impact.