Rural Health Program

Community Health Aide Program

Empowering village residents to deliver essential emergency, preventive, and primary healthcare services within their home communities under self-governance compacts.

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55 Villages

Statewide reach

CHA/Ps

Certified clinicians

Emergency

24/7 Village care

Sovereign

Tribal self-governance

Village Clinicians

Bringing medicine straight to traditional Alaskana doorsteps.

The Community Health Aide Program (CHA/P) represents a highly customized, sovereign model of tribal care. In 55 remote traditional villages across Southcentral Alaska, certified Community Health Aides serve as the core health professionals, bringing vital outpatient clinical medicine and emergency standby services straight to native communities.

CHA/Ps work in close coordination with clinical case managers and specialty physicians at the Anchorage Yagheli Shesh Qenq’a ANPCC campus, utilizing state-of-the-art telehealth consultation video links to ensure ultimate safety.

✓Strict training and certification pathways through rural education programs
✓24/7 outpatient care response for remote tribal communities
✓Direct coordinate links to regional hubs and medevac flights
✓Traditional native language translations for elders
✓Preventative diagnostics, pediatric checkups, and wellness circles

The Four Levels of CHA/P Certification

Community Health Aides advance through four rigorous levels of clinical training, emphasizing emergency response, clinical diagnostic coordination, pharmacology, and preventative family checkups.

CHA I

First-contact diagnostics, vital signs, emergency stabilization, and basic pharmacology.

CHA II

Chronic illness monitoring, pediatric care, diagnostic co-routing, and expanded prescriptions.

CHA III

In-depth clinical assessments, suturing, advanced emergency triage, and telehealth links.

CHA IV / CHP

Fully certified Community Health Practitioner, leading village clinical operations independently.

Sovereign Care Offerings

CHA/P Pathways & Support Services

Village Emergency Response

First-contact trauma care, stabilization, and direct coordination with emergency medevac airlift assets.

Primary Care Consultation

Routine health checks, diagnosis screening, and chronic disease support within village clinics.

Preventative Immunizations

Coordinated distribution of childhood vaccines, seasonal flu inoculations, and community protection campaigns.

Telehealth Diagnostics Co-routing

Assisting customer-owners with state-of-the-art VTC diagnostic links to specialty physicians at ANMC.

Chronic Illness Monitoring

Long-term support for blood pressure management, diabetes tracking, and prescription pick-up support.

Community Wellness Outreach

Locally customized wellness education, traditional gather meetings, and school health checkups.

CHAP Certification Pathways

Comprehensive clinical training pathways for village residents to achieve CHA/P status.

Native Language Translation

Bridging cultural lines with fluent translation support for elders navigating diagnostic charts.

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