A National Patient Navigator Training Program

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 205-215

  Calhoun, Elizabeth A ^a   Whitley, Elizabeth M ^b   Esparza, Angelina ^c   Ness, Elizabeth ^d   Greene, Amanda ^e   Garcia, Roland ^d   Valverde, Patricia A ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b DENVER HEALTH AND HOSPITAL AUTHORITY   (United States)

^c AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e NOVA Research Company   (United States)

^f Global Health and Health Disparities   (United States)

Author keywords

patient navigation; training; underserved populations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH AUXILIARY; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HUMAN; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; NEOPLASM; NON PROFIT ORGANIZATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIOECONOMICS; UNITED STATES;

AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY; CENTERS FOR MEDICARE AND MEDICAID SERVICES (U.S.); COMMUNITY HEALTH AIDES; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; CURRICULUM; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MEDICALLY UNDERSERVED AREA; NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE (U.S.); NEOPLASMS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77955875401     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839908323521     Document Type: Article

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