Community Health Representative
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The IHS Community Health Representative (CHR) Program provides guidance and support to a national Tribal Community Health Workforce identified as Community Health Representatives (CHRs) working across American Indian and Alaskan Native (AI/AN) communities. CHRs are frontline public health workers who improve access to healthcare in AI/AN communities and build community capacity.
Mission
Community Health Representatives provide outreach, education, informal counseling, social support, patient-centered care, and advocacy services that improve the health and wellness of American Indian and Alaska Native people
Vision
Good health and wellness for all American Indian and Alaska Native individuals, families, and communities
CHR Program News
- Register for Community Health Representative Indian Country ECHO Program sessions:
- See It, Stop It, Prevent It’: Elder Abuse (May 20th) – Bethany Reed
- CHWs and CHRs in South Dakota: Accessing Medicaid Reimbursement to Sustain the Workforce (June 17th) – Ben Tiensvold, Vicki Palmreuter, Catherine Jeffries
- Emergency Preparedness Training (July 15th) – Ben Tiensvold, Janet Yellowhair and Adrianne James