Extensive Research Overcomes Barriers in Reaching Minorities with Cancer Prevention and Detection Information/Treatment

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• Personal Author:
  Jones K ; Lewis, Dick ; Parrot R
• Description:
  Statement of Problem: Farm families tend to have fess health insurance, fess coverage for preventative care, and often do not seek preventative services such as mammogram and pap tests. Purpose of the Research Project: To improve access to cancer prevention and detection information, education, and screening for agricultural workers and their families and to develop innovative cancer prevention and detection programs. Methodology/Approach to Solving the Problem: Disseminate cancer control information regarding the prevention and early detection of skin, breast, and cervical cancer to farm wives through health fairs, direct mail, and educational seminars. The project partnered with an existing program called BreasTEST and BreasTEST & More which provides free pap tests and mammograms. This program has been advertised at various meetings that farm wives attend & brochures handed out. We also provide free self-breast exam training with mini-breast models. Results: Since the project started 1,927 women have been screened in the counties which are receiving the project information. In the control counties only 513 women have been screened. Outcomes/conclusions: a partnership with existing resources and programs, and a combined approach to disseminating information where the target population go contribute to the success of the project. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Agriculture Education Farmers Health Promotion Neoplasms Occupational Health Public Health Safety Skin Skin Diseases
• Keywords:
  Breast Cancer Cervical Cancer Health Care Health Promotion Information Dissemination Medical Screening Partnership Public Health Skin Cancer
• Publisher:
  National Institutes of Health
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  14
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20054038
• Citation:
  6th Biennial Symposium on Minorities, the Medically Underserved & Cancer, April 23-27, 1997, Washington, D.C. Bethesda, MD: National Institutes of Health, 1997 Apr; :14
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1997
• Performing Organization:
  Georgia Department of Human Resources, Atlanta, Georgia
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19930930
• Source Full Name:
  6th Biennial Symposium on Minorities, the Medically Underserved & Cancer, April 23-27, 1997, Washington, D.C.
• End Date:
  19970929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:43e498f307b942ba58ab4556fee69a485efb037f9fcbdf7537604f91c32faf8a594787078cbc97a297b1604cbb39e513f74af38bf3ba3ad5f277be6b5425d323
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/216687/cdc_216687_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 880.82 KB ]