Box 2.

Overview of required qualifications of navigators, training, funding, and evaluation of five CNP navigation programs

	Hired Navigators and education	Training for navigators	Venue	Phases of Continuuma	Funding
Moloka‘i General Hospital	Three individuals from Molokai community with at least HS diploma.	48 hr training from ‘Imi Hale, plus regular CE	Paid navigators are hospital based	All 6 phases	CMS, HRSA, Queen’s Medical Center
OCAPICA	5 of 10 paid bilingual community health workers with at least HS diploma	400 hrs including medical interpreter training and ongoing CE	Paid navigators are community based	Phases 1–5	CDC, Susan G. Komen, Los Angeles County Affiliate
NACR	7 of 14 paid navigators have BA/BS or higher	125+ hours plus regular CE for navigators on staff	Paid navigators are community based	All 6 phases	NCI, CDC, State of Colorado
Redes	Hispanic, bilingual individuals with BA/BS from target communities trained post-hire.	26 hours plus regular CE	Paid navigators work in clinic, hospital and community settings	Phases 1–5	NCI
Hands of Hope, UNC	2 RN navigators hired to provide navigation and to train and coordinate the work of volunteer navigators.	4 hours initial training, 4 hours orientation, and ongoing CE	Paid RN navigators and volunteer navigators are community based	Volunteer navigators focus on Phases 1 and 2; RN navigators on Phases 2–4	Univ of North Carolina and community fund raisers.

^aPhases include: 1=education/outreach, 2=screening; 3=diagnosis/staging; 4=treatment; 5=survivorship; 6=end-of-life.