Faith-based Messaging and Materials For Colorectal Cancer Screening in the United States: Application of Boot Camp Translation Within the African Methodist Episcopal Church.

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• Alternative Title:
  Journal of Religion and Health, 2025, v. 64, no. 3: Faith-based Messaging and Materials For Colorectal Cancer Screening in the United States: Application of Boot Camp Translation Within the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
• Journal Article:
  Journal of Religion and Health
• Personal Author:
  Thompson, Jamie ; Gautom, Priyanka ; Rivelli, Jennifer ; Johnson, Cheryl ; Burns, Megan ; Levell, Caleb ; Hayes, Nikki ; Coronado, Gloria
• Description:
  The Black Church has long been an institution of refuge, mobilization, and healing in Black or African American communities. While health promotion interventions have been implemented in the Black Church, little is known about ways to incorporate faith into colorectal cancer (CRC) screening messages. Using modified boot camp translation, a community-based approach, we met with 27 members of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Atlanta, Georgia, for in-person and virtual sessions to co-create faith-based CRC screening messages and identify channels for sharing information within the church community. Examples of messages developed included "Faith over fear" and "Honor God by taking care of your body." Identified dissemination channels included Sunday service, community events, and social media. Churches serve as key partners in delivering health information, as they are among the most trusted institutions within the Black or African American community.
• Content Notes:
  Author manuscript
• Subjects:
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Black or African American
  • Colorectal Neoplasms
  • Early Detection of Cancer
  • Health Promotion
  • Religion and Medicine
• Keywords:
  • Colorectal cancer screening
  • Community engagement
  • Faith-based
  • Black or African American
• Source:
  Journal of Religion and Health, 2025, v. 64, no. 3
• DOI:
  https://doi.org/10.1007/s10943-024-02180-8
• ISSN:
  0022-4197 ; 1573-6571
• Pubmed ID:
  PMC12103627
• Pubmed Central ID:
  39586966
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  CC999999/ImCDC/Intramural CDC HHSUnited States/
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Georgia ; United States
• Pages in Document:
  2195-2212 (18 pdf pages)
• Volume:
  64
• Issue:
  3
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/260367/cdc_260367_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 807.89 KB]
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:9b32c8c2c7ec09f6e13104b8ebe9a53a6c2fd8e372fddfe62540d0a393feae4dffb2c2069bccacd1d5cf2840028dd2cfc7499d13262c5aa76b9b4a3c6feccf5c