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:
  Breast Neoplasms Community Case Study Early Detection Of Cancer Female Humans Mass Screening Models, Organizational Partnership Practice Pilot Projects Prevalence Public Health Retrospective Studies Uterine Cervical Neoplasms

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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
• Collection(s):
  Preventing Chronic Disease
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