Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease Prevention Program Grant
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Patient Navigators
The term “patient navigator” as used in this program represents a concept. When applying for funding, the applicant should determine which term best applies to their target community. Many patient navigator programs use trained community health workers who may be full-time employees or volunteers. Community health workers are also known as community health advisors, lay health advocates, and promotores de salud. In addition to community health workers, some health care navigator programs utilize trained social workers, nurses and/or nurse practitioners.

For the purposes of this program, a patient navigator is a person with direct knowledge of the local community who functions as a “guide” and offers assistance to community members in “navigating” the health care system and accessing related social and financial services to improve chronic disease detection and treatment. A primary function of the navigator is to establish and help maintain communication between patients, their families, physicians, and the health care system while offering additional assistance. [posted on Grants.gov]