Directory of top Community Health Workers in Tigard, Oregon, USA
Taxonomy Code 172V00000X
The directory of Community Health Workers in Tigard, Oregon was last updated 6/30/2024
Shawn Goodman9735 SW SHADY LANE, SUITE 203, TIGARD, OR Telephone Number: (503)-634-4436 Ophthalmologist |
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Date NPI Record created: 5/26/2006 |
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Terry Eugene Burris6950 SW HAMPTON ST, SUITE 150, TIGARD, OR Telephone Number: (503)-624-4814 Ophthalmologist |
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Date NPI Record created: 12/6/2005 |
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Julie S Yu9735 SW SHADY LANE, SUITE 2013, TIGARD, OR Telephone Number: (503)-635-4436 Ophthalmologist |
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Date NPI Record created: 5/27/2006 |
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David T Wheeler9735 SW SHADY LANE, SUITE 203, TIGARD, OR Telephone Number: (503)-635-4436 Ophthalmologist |
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Date NPI Record created: 5/17/2006 |
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Lorinna H LombardI9370 SW GREENBURG RD BLDG SUITE602, TIGARD, OR Telephone Number: (971)-202-9682 Ophthalmologist |
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Date NPI Record created: 6/18/2007 |
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Community Health Workers
Taxonomy Code 172V00000X
Classification: Community Health Worker
Description
Community health workers (CHW) are lay members of communities who work either for pay or as volunteers in association with the local health care system in both urban and rural environments and usually share ethnicity, language, socioeconomic status and life experiences with the community members they serve. They have been identified by many titles such as community health advisors, lay health advocates, promotores(as), outreach educators, community health representatives, peer health promoters, and peer health educators. CHWs offer interpretation and translation services, provide culturally appropriate health education and information, assist people in receiving the care they need, give informal counseling and guidance on health behaviors, advocate for individual and community health needs, and provide some direct services such as first aid and blood pressure screening. Some examples of these practitioners are Community Health Aides or Practitioners established under 25 USC 1616 (l) under HHS, Indian Health Service, Public Health Service.
Notes
Source: Health Resources and Services Administration, US Department of Health and Human Services - National Workforce Study on Community Health Workers, March, 2007. [7/1/2007: new]
http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/healthworkforce/chw/
