Mae-Gilene Begay
Biographic Data
| ID | 7180738 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mae-Gilene Begay |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mae-Gilene |
| FAMILY NAME | Begay |
| SIGNATURE | BEGAY M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Tribal Group |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Community Health Representative Workforce
In 2018, the Community Health Representative (CHR) workforce celebrated their 50th year and serve as the oldest and only federally funded Community Health Worker (CHW) workforce in the United States. CHRs are a highly trained, well-established standardized workforce serving the medical and social needs of American Indian communities. Nationally, the CHR workforce consists of ~1,700 CHRs, representing 264 Tribes. Of the 22 Tribes of Arizona, 19 Tr…
Implementation of the Navajo fruit and vegetable prescription programme to improve access to healthy foods in a rural food desert
Objective: To utilise a community-based participatory approach in the design and implementation of an intervention targeting diet-related health problems on Navajo Nation. Design: A dual strategy approach of community needs/assets assessment and engagement of cross-sectorial partners in programme design with systematic cyclical feedback for programme modifications. Setting: Navajo Nation, USA. Participants: Navajo families with individuals meetin…
Integrating community health representatives with health care systems
Trial registration: NCT03326206. Registered 31 October 2017 - Retrospectively registered, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/study/NCT03326206
Strengthening the role of Community Health Representatives in the Navajo Nation
These findings suggest that CHRs have experienced positive benefits from COPE through training. COPE may provide a useful programmatic model on how best to support other Community Health Workers through strengthening clinic-community linkages, standardizing competencies and training support, and structuring home-based interventions for high-risk individuals
Using Motivational Interviewing to Promote HIV Testing at an American Indian Substance Abuse Treatment Facility
Alcohol and drug use are associated with increased risk of HIV/AIDS. American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) have high rates of alcohol and other drug use, as well as a high incidence of unsafe sex behaviors and injection drug use practices. Indicators of AI/AN HIV risks involving sexual activity include high rates of STDs, such as gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis. Despite these facts, the prevalence of HIV infection among AI/AN is not well…
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Using Motivational Interviewing to Promote HIV Testing at an American Indian Substance Abuse Treatment Facility
Alcohol and drug use are associated with increased risk of HIV/AIDS. American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) have high rates of alcohol and other drug use, as well as a high incidence of unsafe sex behaviors and injection drug use practices. Indicators of AI/AN HIV risks involving sexual activity include high rates of STDs, such as gonorrhea, chlamydia, and syphilis. Despite these facts, the prevalence of HIV infection among AI/AN is not well…
Strengthening the role of Community Health Representatives in the Navajo Nation
These findings suggest that CHRs have experienced positive benefits from COPE through training. COPE may provide a useful programmatic model on how best to support other Community Health Workers through strengthening clinic-community linkages, standardizing competencies and training support, and structuring home-based interventions for high-risk individuals
Integrating community health representatives with health care systems
Trial registration: NCT03326206. Registered 31 October 2017 - Retrospectively registered, https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/study/NCT03326206
Implementation of the Navajo fruit and vegetable prescription programme to improve access to healthy foods in a rural food desert
Objective: To utilise a community-based participatory approach in the design and implementation of an intervention targeting diet-related health problems on Navajo Nation. Design: A dual strategy approach of community needs/assets assessment and engagement of cross-sectorial partners in programme design with systematic cyclical feedback for programme modifications. Setting: Navajo Nation, USA. Participants: Navajo families with individuals meetin…
Community Health Representative Workforce
In 2018, the Community Health Representative (CHR) workforce celebrated their 50th year and serve as the oldest and only federally funded Community Health Worker (CHW) workforce in the United States. CHRs are a highly trained, well-established standardized workforce serving the medical and social needs of American Indian communities. Nationally, the CHR workforce consists of ~1,700 CHRs, representing 264 Tribes. Of the 22 Tribes of Arizona, 19 Tr…
Medicine (5 works) · Nursing (4 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Health Policy Implementation Science (3 works) · Navajo (3 works) · Public health (3 works) · Business (2 works) · Diabetes Management and Education (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations (2 works)