BackgroundStrengthening Community Health Worker systems has been recognized to improve access to chronic disease prevention and management efforts in low-resource communities. T'/>
Strengthening the role of Community Health Representatives in the Navajo Nation
id="__sec1title">BackgroundStrengthening Community Health Worker systems has been recognized to improve access to chronic disease prevention and management efforts in low-resource communities. The Community Outreach and Patient Empowerment (COPE) Program is a Native non-profit organization with formal partnerships with both the Navajo Nation Community Health Representative (CHR) Program and the clinical facilities serving the Navajo Nation. COPE works to better integrate CHRs into the local health care system through training, strengthening care coordination, and a standardized culturally appropriate suite of health promotion materials for CHRs to deliver to high-risk individuals in their homes.
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