Mission
COMMUNITY OUTREACH AND PATIENT EMPOWERMENT, INC. (COPE; THE ORGANIZATION) FORMALLY BEGAN ACTIVITIES IN 2010, COLLABORATING WITH THE NAVAJO COMMUNITY HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE OUTREACH PROGRAM AND HEALTH FACILITIES ACROSS NAVAJO NATION AND PARTNERS IN HEALTH. COPE INCORPORATED IN THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO AS A NONPROFIT CORPORATION IN MARCH 2014, AND TAX-EXEMPT STATUS WAS OBTAINED IN APRIL 2015. COPES BOARD OF DIRECTORS IS NATIVE CONTROLLED AND COMPOSED OF AT LEAST A MAJORITY WHO ARE ENROLLED MEMBERS OF FEDERALLY-RECOGNIZED TRIBES. THE VISION OF COPE IS TO PROMOTE HEALTH EQUITY AND IMPROVE THE WELL-BEING OF INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES. COPES BOLD APPROACH AND PARTNERSHIPS ENABLE THE ORGANIZATION TO RESPOND TO COMMUNITY-IDENTIFIED PRIORITIES WITH A SUITE OF HIGH-IMPACT PROGRAMS THAT: ADDRESS FOOD ACCESS AND NUTRITION SECURITY; REDUCE THE BURDEN OF CHRONIC DISEASES; IMPROVE PATIENT-CENTERED CANCER CARE; AND, STRENGTHEN COMMUNITY ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE THROUGH COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS AND OTHER FRONT-