 | The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA |
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| The 131st Annual Meeting (November 15-19, 2003) of APHA |
Paularita Seng1, Elizabeth Acorda, BA2, J. Carey Jackson, MD, MA, MPH3, Ann Marchand, BA1, Hue Thai, ND1, Shin-Ping Tu, MD, MPH3, and Victoria M. Taylor, MD, MPH2. (1) Refugee and Immigrant Health Promotion Program, Harborview Medical Center, Box 359959, 325 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104, (2) Cancer Prevention Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, PO Box 19024, MP702, 1100 Fairview Avenue N, Seattle, WA 98109-1024, 206-667-7192, eacorda@fhcrc.org, (3) Division of General Internal Medicine, Harborview Medical Center, Box 359780, 325 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA 98104
The Seattle regional site of the Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research, and Training (AANCART) has implemented a community-based cancer awareness program for Cambodian Americans in collaboration with a Cambodian community coalition. Our cancer awareness program has the following goals: to assist individuals and organizations in advocating for a healthy community; to provide information within a cultural context; and to deliver information in ways that are useful and meaningful to the community. The program was guided by a community assessment that included the use of published information (e.g., cancer registry data) as well as information from qualitative interviews, focus groups, and quantitative surveys. Community awareness activities have included educational presentations in neighborhood settings (e.g., at English as a second language classes) and health fair participation. In addition, the Seattle AANCART site has developed, translated, and disseminated cancer education materials (e.g., pamphlets addressing Pap testing). A systematic inventory of relevant Khmer language materials was also completed. ETHNOMED, a website for health care providers serving refugee and immigrant groups, has been used to disseminate relevant information and materials. Our approach recognizes that limited English language proficiency may preclude many Cambodian Americans from understanding publicly disseminated information, and Cambodian immigrants are often isolated and tend to stay close to their own neighborhoods.
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Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.