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Linda Curda talks with Karen Brewster on August 25, 2005 at her home/office in Anchorage, Alaska about...
1) The introduction of more advances for the Community Health Aide Program (CHAP), particularly in the area of community education and awareness.
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2) How health aides use the Community Health Aide Manual (CHAM) to provide health care services.
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3) The four books that are the framework for the Community Health Aide Manual (CHAM).
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4) Her additional efforts in developing a support program, public awareness, and professional recognition for health aides.
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5) The quality of health care services in rural Alaska, and the need to recognize the importance of health aides.
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6) The need for public awareness about the Community Health Aide Program (CHAP) and the health aide profession, as well as the importance of community input for the Community Health Aide Manual (CHAM).
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7) Orienting physicians about the Community Health Aide Program (CHAP), the Community Health Aide Manual (CHAM), and the health aide positions.
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8) Organizing the materials for the Community Health Aide Manual (CHAM) and developing it for rural and urban communities and diverse users.
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9) Her perspective on how the Community Health Aide Manual (CHAM) needs to be cogent, concise, and manageable.
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10) Her viewpoint in how attrition affects the health care profession and health aides.
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11) Her opinion of the criticism about hiring health aides from outside Alaska, and the complexities of solving attrition in the health aide profession.
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12) Attrition and recruitment issues in the health aide profession, and the role communities can play in solving these issues.
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13) Health aides' responsibilities, and creating alternative approaches toward managing the demands placed on the health aides.
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14) The impact of telemedicine on health care services in Alaska.
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15) Her satisfaction with the Community Health Aide Program (CHAP).
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