Innovative Primary Care Delivery in Rural Alaska: A Review of Patient Encounters Seen by Community Health Aides

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Reviews outpatient visits to Community Health Aides (CHAs) and Community Health Practitioners (CHPs) from October 2004 to September 2006 to evaluate the scope of health problems seen by CHA/Ps in remote, rural Alaska to the Alaska Native population. Discusses how the program could serve as a healthcare delivery model for remote areas.

Christine Golnick, Elvin Asay, Ellen Provost, et al.

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 71(1)

06/2012

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Access · American Indian or Alaska Native · Community health workers · Frontier and remote areas · Primary care · Service delivery models · Alaska