TY - JOUR
T1 - A community-driven action plan to eliminate breast and cervical cancer disparity
T2 - successes and limitations.
AU - Fouad, Mona N.
AU - Partridge, Edward
AU - Dignan, Mark
AU - Holt, Cheryl
AU - Johnson, Rhoda
AU - Nagy, Christine
AU - Parham, Groesbeck
AU - Person, Sharina
AU - Scarinci, Isabel
AU - Wynn, Theresa
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - BACKGROUND: The objective of Alabama Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health 2010 is to implement and evaluate a community action plan (CAP) developed by a diverse coalition to reduce breast and cervical cancer screening disparities between African American and White women. METHODS: The CAP entailed (1) establishing a core working group (CWG) in each county, (2) training CWG members to promote screenings, and (3) providing coalition members with technical assistance to write mini-grants. RESULTS: Overall, 241 CWG members were trained. They have conducted 2800 cancer screening surveys. A total of 8 coalition members received mini-grants. CONCLUSION: Community capacity building can lead to a sense of ownership and empowerment.
AB - BACKGROUND: The objective of Alabama Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health 2010 is to implement and evaluate a community action plan (CAP) developed by a diverse coalition to reduce breast and cervical cancer screening disparities between African American and White women. METHODS: The CAP entailed (1) establishing a core working group (CWG) in each county, (2) training CWG members to promote screenings, and (3) providing coalition members with technical assistance to write mini-grants. RESULTS: Overall, 241 CWG members were trained. They have conducted 2800 cancer screening surveys. A total of 8 coalition members received mini-grants. CONCLUSION: Community capacity building can lead to a sense of ownership and empowerment.
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U2 - 10.1207/s15430154jce2101s_16
DO - 10.1207/s15430154jce2101s_16
M3 - Article
C2 - 17020510
AN - SCOPUS:39049193993
SN - 0885-8195
VL - 21
SP - S91-100
JO - Journal of Cancer Education
JF - Journal of Cancer Education
IS - 1 Suppl
ER -