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Incorporation of behavioral health tools into CHW prevention program
The article describes CPC Community Health's process of implementing behavioral health tools, interventions and assessments into an existing cardiovascular disease prevention program. This program works primarily with the Latino populations in the Denver metro area...
Cost Effectiveness of a CHW-led Prevention Program
In 2008, CPC Community Health created a statewide Community Health Worker (CHW)-based cardiovascular disease prevention program called Colorado Heart Healthy Solutions (CHHS). The program uses CHWs and Health Navigators (HNs) who perform health screenings that...
Patient Navigators Importance in Addressing Delayed Cancer Screening
Andrea (Andi) Dwyer, a Steering Committee Member of the Alliance advises Fight Colorectal Cancer on their research and patient support aims. Under the direction of Ms. Dwyer, Fight CRC led a collaboration with the healthcare technology company, Komodo Health, to...
Alliance Improves MI Skills in Patient Navigators Across Colorado
Motivational interviewing (MI) is a counseling approach that attempts to help clients investigate and resolve ambivalence about the pros and cons to implementing a positive behavior change in their lives. Developed by clinical psychologists, William R. Miller and...