ENCOMPASS Study

Community Health Navigator (CHN) program helping patients living with chronic conditions to meet their health goals

[Rural Health Professions Action Plan (RhPAP) @AlbertaRhPAP]

Researchers at the @UCalgaryMed and @UAlberta_FoMD are conducting a 15-minute, voluntary survey to measure the level of care integration in Alberta. Please visit https://t.co/n7YCjIqnRV or call 403-210-8820 to complete the survey.

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#CommunityHealthNavigators and ENCOMPASS research team members from the Calgary and Edmonton areas gathered in Red Deer last month for a large #CommunityofPractice meeting! It was a fantastic day of research and fostering connections #CommunityHealthWorkers #CHW #PatientNavigator

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Earlier this month, our growing ENCOMPASS and CanTreatCOVID teams met in-person for the first time. We found out there are some rockstar bowlers amongst us! 🎳✨

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Registered Dietitians can help prevent or manage health conditions and provide practical advice to improve your relationship with food 🍴

Learn more at https://t.co/nevrJWpI0j #NutritionMonth

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Sharing data between different parts of the health system improves care coordination in the community!📊📈

Check out the new research article @kerrymcbrien was part of discussing the logistics of creating a data bridge: https://t.co/D8aHIErpZK

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The ENCOMPASS team is very lucky to have Dr. Kim Manalili working on the post-study implementation of the CHN intervention as part of her Health System Impact fellowship! @UCalgaryMed

[ACHRI @UofCr4kids]

Congratulations to @UofCr4kids postdocs Drs. Kimberly Manalili and Erin McCabe on being named @CIHR_IRSC Health System Impact Fellows! Read more: https://t.co/VbAsXngAbu @UCalgary @UCalgaryMed @ACHFKids @mccabe_er @Marshall_HEcon

[AbSPORU @AbSPORU]

NEW Episode of PEP Talks with @katebirnie!! In this episode, Katie talks about the #patientorientedresearch program that she leads, Partnering for Pain. #familyengagement #YouthPartners https://t.co/1UQ9NKqKGR https://t.co/oAeV70qwYH

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Former MSc student and current ENCOMPASS research associate, Michelle, presented her research findings at the 50th @NAPCRG conference in Phoenix, AZ this week! #communityhealthnavigator #communityhealthworker #patientnavigator

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Want to learn about #LearningHealthSystems in Canadian Contexts? Join experts @StephBrooks_KT (@AbSPORU) & @lavisjn (@OSSUtweets @mcmasterForum) for this inspiring webinar. Register@ https://t.co/6nriiSv6EV. Part of the @SPOR_NTE's official launch event | RT @KTCanada @KT_Alberta

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CHW is an emerging healthcare profession in Canada. Lessons learned from the US can help shape Canadian employment policies to retain individuals who have valuable ties to their community and patients! (2/2) #communityhealthworkers

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Interesting article by Tammie Jones and colleagues show that CHWs in the US make more if the state has certification programs. BUT wage gaps exist between non-white and white & male and female CHWs. (1/2)

https://t.co/GH2eE4Spix

[AbSPORU @AbSPORU]

Have you accompanied a family member or caregiver to an Alberta ER in the past 5 years? Consider joining in on a PaCER led focus group or interview to share your experiences and perspectives and help improve this experience for other Albertans going forward.

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Community Health Navigators are skilled at communicating and connecting patients to social resources in the community.

Check out this article that discusses how university students are trained to address the social needs of patients in North Carolina!

[Sahil Sandhu @SahilSandhuMD]

1/n Check out our curriculum toolkit to train student volunteers as community resource navigators to address patients' social needs! In our paper, we share all our training materials via 16 appendices to support replication and adaptation of our approach!
https://t.co/6B0pW0G9ht

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Welcome Alvin to his new role on ENCOMPASS as a master’s student! Alvin is pursuing a MSc in Community Health Sciences at the University of Calgary.

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Community Health Workers and Community Health Navigators are important members of the healthcare team! Learn more about their role in the video below

[WIN Network Detroit @WINNDetroit]

#CommunityHealthWorker Appreciation Month is almost over. CHWs are the key to our enhanced model of group prenatal care. What are the key functions that CHWs perform in healthcare settings? Watch our video to find out! #CHWAppreciationMonth https://t.co/fIljAaqAYt

[UF Professional and Workforce Development @AccessUF]

What is a #CommunityHealthWorker (#CHW)? These dedicated #health professionals strive to provide help to individuals throughout a #community through outreach, community education, informal counseling, social support and #advocacy. Learn more: https://t.co/47nzuNrp6U

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Check out this recent article by @NatalieLudlow titled "A multi-step approach to developing a health system evaluation framework for community-based health care" which proposes a multi-step framework for evaluating #communitybasedhealthcare! https://t.co/7dEmIvSmBv

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Welcoming Eva to our research team!

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Our Master's student, Michelle Leong, has successfully defended her thesis titled “The role of Community Health Navigators in the creation of plans to support patients with chronic conditions” Congratulations @MLeong_15! We look forward to you joining the ENCOMPASS research team!

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Happy #CommunityHealthWorker day! CHNs can help connect individuals to community resources, achieve health goals, and provide social-emotional support!