Developing a community-based collaboration to reduce cancer health disparities among Pacific Islanders in California
| Autor: | Sora Park, Tanjasiri, Jacqueline H, Tran, Paula Healani, Palmer, Mary Anne, Foo, Marion, Hanneman, Cevadne, Lee, Lola, Sablan-Santos, Alek, Sripipatana |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Community-Based Participatory Research
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander Health Personnel Health Status Disparities Awareness Pacific Islands California American Samoa Outcome and Process Assessment Health Care Neoplasms Guam Humans Community Health Services Cooperative Behavior Program Development |
| Zdroj: | Pacific health dialog. 14(1) |
| ISSN: | 1015-7867 |
| Popis: | Cancer is a leading cause of death for Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States, but education and research efforts addressing the needs ofPacific Islanders in the continental U.S. is sparse. The purpose of this paper is to describe the development of a community-based participatory research network dedicated to addressing cancer health disparities among Chamorros, Marshallese, Native Hawaiians, Samoans and Tongans in Southern California. Community-based organizations (CBO) comprise the focus of the network, and their efforts have included increasing cancer-related awareness in their communities, developing capacities regarding cancer control, and initiating collaborative research efforts with academic partners. First year processes and outcomes are described, and specific examples are given from two CBO partners. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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