Implementation and Process Evaluation of a Workplace Colorectal Cancer Screening Program in Eastern Washington

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• Personal Author:
  Bowen DJ ; Celedonia M ; Fleury EM ; Hannon PA ; Ogdon S ; Vu T ; Wittenberg R ; Yette E
• Description:
  Colorectal cancer screening is a life-saving intervention, but screening rates are low. The authors implemented and evaluated the Spokane Colorectal Cancer Screening Program-a novel worksite intervention to promote colorectal cancer screening that used a combination of evidence-based strategies recommended by the Guide to Community Preventive Services, as well as additional strategies. Over a period of approximately 3 months, participating worksites held one or more physician-led seminars about colorectal cancer screening for employees. They also distributed free fecal immunochemical tests at the worksite to employees 50 years and older, and they provided test results to employees and their primary care physician. The authors measured attendance at seminars, test kits taken and returned, employee awareness of the program, and colorectal cancer screening rates in participating and comparison worksites. It is estimated that 9% of eligible employees received kits at the worksite, and 4% were screened with these kits. The Spokane Colorectal Cancer Screening Program was a promising pilot test of an innovative worksite screening program that successfully translated evidence-based strategies into practical use in a brief period of time, and it merits a larger study to be able to test its effects more rigorously. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Community Health Services Health Promotion Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Cancer Prevention And Control Colorectal Cancer Community Health Employee Health Health Promotion Intervention Medical Screening Worksite Safety And Health
• ISSN:
  1524-8399
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  220-227
• Volume:
  14
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20056579
• Citation:
  Health Promot Pract 2013 Mar; 14(2):220-227
• Contact Point Address:
  Peggy A. Hannon, PhD, MPH, Health Promotion Research Center, University of Washington, 1107 NE 45th Street, Suite 200, Seattle, WA 98105
• Email:
  peggyh@u.washington.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2013
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Health Promotion Practice
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:ab2f841a642d4b20e1f0067a6f2cd51084c5a316952135c4a39d85a9a5cb2182ce4a1fde66448138f394132518c2b2d2edf6a1a31a2720c17dd0e54998539d40
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214162/cdc_214162_DS1.pdf
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