Integrating community health representatives with health care systems: clinical outcomes among individuals with diabetes in Navajo Nation

Integrating community health representatives with health care systems: clinical outcomes among individuals with diabetes in Navajo Nation

Abstract Background We studied the impact of Community Outreach and Patient Empowerment (COPE) intervention to support Community Health Representatives (CHR) on the clinical outcomes of patients living with diabetes in the Navajo Nation extending into the States of Arizona, Utah, and New Mexico. The...

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Main Authors: Letizia Trevisi, John E. Orav, Sidney Atwood, Christian Brown, Cameron Curley, Caroline King, Olivia Muskett, Hannah Sehn, Katrina A. Nelson, Mae-Gilene Begay, Sonya S. Shin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-11-01
Series:International Journal for Equity in Health
Subjects:
Chronic disease
Community health workers
Diabetes mellitus
Education and behavioral intervention
Navajo
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12939-019-1097-9

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