Who are the Navajo Community Health Representatives (CHRs)?
As pointed out above, Native American communities have unique needs and multiple health disparities in health care, including a higher incidence of diabetes, lower rates of cancer screening, fewer doctors and nurses per capita than the general population, and they live in remote areas which are typically far removed from health care services. In addition, many Navajo people do not speak English. Community Health Representatives live and work with members of the tribe in their own communities to help overcome these health disparities and disadvantages in health care. The Navajo Nation has 110 chapters, which are similar to “counties” in state governments. Each chapter has its own CHR, and a few of the most populous chapters have more than one. The entire Navajo CHR/Outreach program at this time has about 160 people working to build and maintain bridges between the Navajo people and the public health and health care systems that serve their needs and interests. The CHR/Outreach program i
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- Who are the Navajo Community Health Representatives (CHRs)?
