2018
Glycemic control and healthcare utilization following pregnancy among women with pre-existing diabetes in Navajo Nation
Ho J, Bachman-Carter K, Thorkelson S, Anderson K, Jaggi J, Brown C, Nelson A, Curley C, King C, Atwood S, Shin S. Glycemic control and healthcare utilization following pregnancy among women with pre-existing diabetes in Navajo Nation. BMC Health Services Research 2018, 18: 629. PMID: 30097012, PMCID: PMC6086058, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-018-3434-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultArizonaBlood GlucoseDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2Facilities and Services UtilizationFemaleGlycated HemoglobinHealth Services, IndigenousHumansIndians, North AmericanLogistic ModelsMiddle AgedNew MexicoPatient Acceptance of Health CarePostnatal CarePregnancyPregnancy in DiabeticsPrenatal CareRetrospective StudiesUnited StatesUtahYoung AdultConceptsPre-existing diabetesGlycemic controlIndian Health Service HospitalSpecialized prenatal careRetrospective chart reviewPatient-level predictorsPrimary care providersImmediate postpartum periodResultsOne hundred twentyType 2 diabetesContinuity of healthcareTribal Health SystemBaseline HbA1cChart reviewPrimary outcomeHealthcare utilizationPrenatal carePostpartum periodPregnancy periodHundred twentyService hospitalsCare providersGeneral populationOnly covariatePregnancy
2017
Strengthening the role of Community Health Representatives in the Navajo Nation
King C, Goldman A, Gampa V, Smith C, Muskett O, Brown C, Malone J, Sehn H, Curley C, Begay M, Nelson A, Shin S. Strengthening the role of Community Health Representatives in the Navajo Nation. BMC Public Health 2017, 17: 348. PMID: 28431541, PMCID: PMC5399395, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-017-4263-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAttitude of Health PersonnelCommunity Health WorkersCommunity-Institutional RelationsCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleFocus GroupsHealth Services, IndigenousHumansIndians, North AmericanLongitudinal StudiesMaleOrganizations, NonprofitPatient ParticipationProfessional RoleProgram EvaluationSouthwestern United StatesConceptsCommunity health worker systemLongitudinal cohort studyCommunity health workersPublic health nursesCommunity Health RepresentativesHigh-risk individualsHospital-based providersHome-based interventionLocal health care systemHealth promotion materialsHealth care systemElectronic health recordsCohort studyHealth nursesLow-resource communitiesCare coordinationHealth workersSectional evaluationCOPE programHealth representativesHealth outcomesDisease preventionProgrammatic supportCare systemHealth records