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Casting a Wider Net: Engaging Community Health Worker Clients and Their Families in Cancer Prevention

Engaging family members in an intervention to prevent breast and cervical cancer can be a way to reach underserved women; however, little is known about whether family member recruitment reaches at-risk women. This study reports the kin relationship and risk characteristics of family members who cho...

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Autores principales: Roman, Lee Anne, Zambrana, Ruth Enid, Ford, Sabrina, Meghea, Cristian, Williams, Karen Patricia
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5027846/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27634780
http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd13.160114
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Sumario:Engaging family members in an intervention to prevent breast and cervical cancer can be a way to reach underserved women; however, little is known about whether family member recruitment reaches at-risk women. This study reports the kin relationship and risk characteristics of family members who chose to participate in the Kin Keeper(SM) cancer prevention intervention, delivered by community health workers (CHWs) via existing community programs. African American, Latina, and Arab family members reported risk factors for inadequate screening, including comorbid health conditions and inadequate breast or cervical cancer literacy. CHW programs can be leveraged to reach underserved families with cancer preventive interventions.