Overview
Name: WAGNER INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH CENTER
Specialty: Community Health Worker
Type of Practice: Organization
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Specialties
Practice Type: Other Service Providers
Classification: Community Health Worker
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Definition of Specialty: Community health workers (CHW) are lay members of communities who work either for pay or as volunteers in association with the local health care system in both urban and rural environments and usually share ethnicity, language, socioeconomic status and life experiences with the community members they serve. They have been identified by many titles such as community health advisors, lay health advocates, “promotores(as), outreach educators, community health representatives, peer health promoters, and peer health educators. CHWs offer interpretation and translation services, provide culturally appropriate health education and information, assist people in receiving the care they need, give informal counseling and guidance on health behaviors, advocate for individual and community health needs, and provide some direct services such as first aid and blood pressure screening. Some examples of these practitioners are Community Health Aides or Practitioners established under 25 USC 1616 (l) under HHS, Indian Health Service, Public Health Service.
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Addresses
Practice Location: WAGNER INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH CENTER,111 WASHINGTON AVE NW,WAGNER,SD,573804300,US
Mailing Address: WAGNER INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE HEALTH CENTER,111 WASHINGTON AVE NW,WAGNER,SD,573804300,US
Contact #
Practice location phone #: 6053843621
Practice location fax #: 6053845497
Mailing address Phone #: 6053843621
Mailing Address fax #: 6053845497
Authorized official Name/Telephone #:MICHAEL, R, HORNED EAGLE, CEO 6053843621
Misc
Date NPI was obtained: 03/21/2022
Last data data was updated: 03/21/2022
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