Developing Partnerships to Reduce Disparities in Cancer Screening

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• Journal Article:
  Preventing Chronic Disease (PCD)
• Personal Author:
  Breslau, Erica S. ; Rochester, Phyllis W. ; Saslow, Debbie ; Crocoll, Caroline E. ; Johnson, Lenora E. ; Vinson, Cynthia A.
• Description:
  Background ; Interventions in scientific settings to improve the well-being of women who are not regularly screened for cancer have failed. Consequently, community-based prevention and control efforts are needed. ; Community Context ; From 2003 through 2007, three federal agencies and 1 nongovernmental agency collaborated with county-level public health counterparts from 6 states to address screening disparities in cervical and breast cancer in counties with the highest prevalence. This case study describes lessons learned from Team Up, a model pilot program. ; Methods ; We conducted a descriptive qualitative case study including 5 Southern states and 1 Midwestern state: Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Missouri, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The 6 states underwent a 5-step process to adopt, adapt, and implement 1 of 3 evidence-based interventions designed for cervical and breast cancer screening. ; Outcome ; The 6 participating states had various levels of success. Participating states formed and sustained viable interorganizational public health partnerships throughout the pilot program and beyond. ; Interpretation ; Although this innovative pilot faced many difficulties, participants overcame substantial obstacles and produced many key accomplishments. Team Up brought together 2 challenging public health strategies: the translation of evidence-based approaches to communities and populations, and partnerships among diverse people and organizations. Case study results suggest that using a mix of approaches can promote the transference of evidence from research into practice through local, regional, and national partnerships.
• Subjects:
  • Community Case Study
  • Breast Neoplasms
  • Early Detection of Cancer
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Mass Screening
  • Models, Organizational
  • Partnership Practice
  • Pilot Projects
  • Prevalence
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• Source:
  Prev Chronic Dis. 7(3).
• ISSN:
  1545-1151
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  7
• Issue:
  3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/20467/cdc_20467_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 411.18 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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