Colorado leads in developing health navigator workforce

    Colorado has established the first competency-based statewide registry in the nation for health navigators, an emerging workforce that has been proven to increase patient access to health care, improve health outcomes and equity, and reduce health care costs. A health navigator is a trained, unlicensed member of the health care team who helps patients overcome barriers to health care and navigate the complex health care system.
    The first 14 health navigators to pass a comprehensive competency assessment developed by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment were recently added to the Colorado Health Navigator Registry.
    “I want to congratulate these navigators on completing this extensive test of their knowledge and skills, and to thank them for their future contributions to improving the health of Coloradans,” said Elizabeth Whitley, director of the health department’s Prevention Services division.

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