Shawna Mae Tunguing, CHA - Koliganek, AK

Shawna Mae Tunguing, CHA

Community Health Worker in Koliganek, Alaska

NPI 1407379472

Shawna Mae Tunguing is a Community Health Worker based in Dillingham, AK. Shawna Mae Tunguing practices in Koliganek, AK and has the professional credentials of CHA. The NPI Number for Shawna Mae Tunguing is 1407379472 and holds a License No. 17-1427-II (Alaska).

The current practice location address for Shawna Mae Tunguing is 1 Main Street, Koliganek, AK and can be reached out via phone at 907-596-3431 and via fax at 907-596-3491.

Location: 1 Main Street, Koliganek, AK, 99576-0130

NPI Number

1407379472

Provider Name

Shawna Mae Tunguing

Credential

CHA

Provider Entity Type

Individual

Gender

Female

Address

1 Main Street, Koliganek, AK, 99576-0130

Phone Number

907-596-3431

Fax Number

907-596-3491

Provider Enumeration Date

07/21/2017

Last Update Date

03/09/2024

Address

1 Main Street

City

Koliganek

State

Alaska

Zip

99576

Phone Number

907-596-3431

Fax Number

907-596-3491

Address

1 Main Street

City

Koliganek

State

Alaska

Zip

99576

Phone Number

907-596-3431

Fax Number

907-596-3491

Type

Other Service Providers

Classification

Community Health Worker

Speciality

Taxonomy

172V00000X

License No.

17-1427-II (Alaska)

Definition

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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