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Patient Navigator

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Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease Prevention

Funds health centers and other health care facilities to develop programs that rely on non-medical health workers to reach out to people with cancer and/or other chronic diseases and help them make their way through the health care system. Navigators help patients learn about their disease, get screening and treatment as needed, and make use of services that will help them stay healthy and live longer.

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Patient Navigator Outreach and Chronic Disease Prevention Demonstration Program

Did You Know?
  • The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act includes $500 million for health workforce programs.
  • $200 million is directed to scholarships, loans and loan repayment and support for programs that expand and improve health professions training.
  • $300 million will enable the National Health Service Corps to double its field strength by September 30, 2010
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