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ERIC Number: EJ403206
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1989
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Community Health Representatives: A Valuable Resource for Providing Coronary Heart Disease Health Education Activities for Native Americans.
Cleaver, Vicki L.
Health Education (Washington D.C.), v20 n6 p16-20,31 Oct-Nov 1989
This article addresses select health issues of Native Americans, emphasizing coronary heart disease (CHD). The link between lifestyle and CHD is discussed. CHD risk data from a study of 67 Community Health Representatives is presented, and the role these paraprofessionals can play in health education among Native Americans is discussed. (IAH)
Descriptors: Adults, American Indians, Cardiovascular System, Health Education, Health Personnel, Health Promotion, Heart Disorders, Life Style, Screening Tests
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Community Health Representatives; Oklahoma; Risk Factors