Alaskan Healthcare Related Project Seeks Logo: Electronic Community Health Aide Manual (eCHAM) Logo

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The Community Health Aide (CHA) Program was developed in the 1950s in response to a number of health concerns including the tuberculosis epidemic, high infant mortality, and high rate of injuries in rural Alaska. In 1968, the CHA Program received formal recognition and congressional funding. The long history of cooperation and coordination between the federal and state governments and the Native tribal health organizations has facilitated improved health status in rural Alaska.

The CHA Program now consists of a network of approximately 550 Community Health Aides/Practitioners (CHA/Ps) in over 170 rural Alaska villages. CHA/Ps work within the guidelines of the 2006 Alaska Community Health Aide/Practitioner Manual (CHAM), which outlines assessment and treatment protocols. This project will serve to create an electronic version of the CHAM, which will be known as the eCHAM.

The eCHAM will be a web-based and mobile solution, providing the content of the CHAM in an electr… Mehr lesen