Next Steps:


Education and Outreach

  • Continued outreach and education for all Community Health Representative programs in New Mexico.

  • Develop an annual Native American Cancer Education Leadership Institute in New Mexico with educational credits available.

  • Provide clinical trials education to raise awareness of treatment options


Community-based Strategies

  • Compensate Community Health Representatives for their efforts .

  • Establish formal agreements with tribes and Indian Health Services.

  • Provide funding for community specific projects/interventions.

  • Improve tribal access to all cancer services .

  • Involve Community Health Representatives in research.


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  • Outcomes
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