Developing capacity for the American Indian health professional workforce: an academic-community partnership in Spirit Lake, North Dakota
| Autor: | Cynthia Lindquist, Vivian Huang, Jennifer Weintraub, Jonathan Ripp, Khushbu Upadhyay, Loretta Heuer, Julia R. Walker, Marisa Oishi, Linda F. Cushman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
tribal college Health Personnel Population education Infectious and parasitic diseases RC109-216 Nursing Intervention (counseling) Health care Medicine academic-community partnership Humans health disparities education.field_of_study Career Choice business.industry Public health capacity building Health Policy Partnership Practice Capacity building General Medicine American Indian/Alaskan Native Health equity United States health care professions General partnership North Dakota Workforce United States Indian Health Service Indians North American Public Health Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270 business |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Global Health, Vol 81, Iss 2, Pp 283-289 (2015) |
| ISSN: | 2214-9996 |
| Popis: | Background American Indians/Alaskan Native (AIAN) populations experience significant disparities in health when compared to the average US population who are under-represented in the health care professional workforce. Current research suggests that racial concordance between patients and providers has a positive effect on patient care. Objective We describe a successful academic-community partnership between a tribal college, a local state academic center, an urban public health institution, and an urban academic center all aligned with the goal to increase AIAN health care professional capacity. Methods A tribal college course and youth education program were developed with the intent to expose AIAN youth to the health care professions and encourage entry into health professional career tracks. Evaluation using a pre- and post-survey design is underway to assess the impact of the intervention on participating AIAN attitudes and career intentions. Conclusion We believe this model is one way of addressing the need for an increased AIAN health care professional career force. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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