The 'In-Between People': Participation of Community Health Representatives in Diabetes Prevention and Care in American Indian and Alaska Native Communities
| Autor: | Dawn Satterfield, Chris Burd, Lorraine Valdez, Gwen Hosey, John Eagle Shield |
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| Rok vydání: | 2002 |
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Sociology of scientific knowledge
030505 public health Resource (biology) Nursing (miscellaneous) business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health 030209 endocrinology & metabolism Interpersonal communication Health protection Public relations 03 medical and health sciences Social support 0302 clinical medicine Health promotion Nursing Health care Community health Medicine 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | Health Promotion Practice. 3:166-175 |
| ISSN: | 1524-8399 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/1524839902003002015 |
| Popis: | Respected members of American Indian and Alaska Native communities are a critical resource in helping communities mobilize efforts in diabetes prevention and care. Possessing cultural and historical knowledge and training in health promotion and social support, community health representatives (CHRs) are uniquely equipped to broker the needed relationship between a world shaped by culture and history and the world of conventional scientific knowledge. Grounded in principles of social support and interpersonal communication, as well as an understanding of their community’s strengths and history in health protection, CHRs are bridges distinctively positioned to connect these two worlds. With additional training and mentoring in diabetes care and prevention, CHRs, in their self-described roles as “in-between people,” can serve both as caring and knowledgeable community members and valuable members of the health care team. |
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