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How are Community Health Representatives creating healthier communities? The CHR program started in the 1960s to provide a bridge between medical providers and American Indian and Alaska Native patients. CHRs give rides to appointments, provide healthy lifestyle education, and offer a wide variety of other services. Is there a value to having someone in your corner advocating for your health? Have you worked with a CHR? Is Indian Country healthier now than they would be without CHRs? How is it received in your community?
Guests:
Celissa Stephens (Choctaw) – Director of Nursing and Acting Director, Community Health Representative
Mae Gilene Begay (Diné) – Program director for the CHR outreach program for the Navajo Nation
Steven Trancosa (San Felipe Pueblo) – Community Health Representative Coordinator for San Felipe Pueblo
Also mentioned on the show today:
AASTEC (Albuq. Area Southwest Tribal Epidemiology Center) and Project ECHO at UNM are offering a training for working CHRs, SDPI staff, and other tribal health advocates from the 27 Albuquerque Area Tribes and Pueblos. The training lasts approximately 5 months and begins with a face-to-face session Feb. 3-5 in Albuquerque. For more information, contact Savannah Gene at 505-228-3522.
For more information on IHS CHR program contact Celissa Stephens Celissa.Stephens@ihs.gov or 301-443-5070
Break music: Red River Jig (song) Bill Stevens (artist) Fiddlin’ Through The Years (album)
