Date post: | 23-Dec-2015 |
Category: |
Documents |
Upload: | darren-lucas |
View: | 214 times |
Download: | 0 times |
Project GoalsIncrease awareness of the need for screening
for breast and cervical cancer
Increase the rate at which African American women in designated counties in the MS Delta get annual mammograms and Pap tests
White females are diagnosed more often than black women with breast cancer103.30 whites vs 99.72 blacks
More black women are diagnosed at a later stage than white women34.3 whites vs 42.8 blacks
Black women die at a greater number than white women from breast cancer23.48 whites vs 34.83 blacks
MS Delta Breast Cancer Facts
Outcomes and Measures of Success: Three Health Education Coordinators (HEC)will oversee REACH activities in
the three Delta counties (Bolivar, Coahoma and Washington)
A minimum of 15 Community Health Educators (CHE) will complete training
Coordinators will serve as community resources for educators, within support for coalition members and ACS representative
Each educator will reach a minimum of 15 participants in community education sessions
Educators follow up for those who are not up to date on appropriate screening, except those who asked not to be contacted
The target population is African American women aged 40-65 Women 18+ will be included for cervical cancer education.
Goal of reaching 450 women in population identified
Resources DevelopedHEC (coordinator) and CHE (educator) and
Job DescriptionsHEC and CHE CurriculumsConfidentiality AgreementHEC Memorandum of AgreementIntake Assessment FormsPre- and Post TestsCHE Resource Guide
Breast and Cervical Cancer Resources
Health Educator CoordinatorTraining
Provided by:REACH-US Mississippi Coalition
Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health across the US Mississippi Coalition
Project Accomplishments
Number of intake forms received = 284Bolivar - 161Coahoma - 53Washington - 70
Number of women educated = 289 Bolivar - 161Coahoma - 53Washington - 75
Number of permitting follow-up contact = 205Bolivar - 111Coahoma - 37Washington - 57
Feedback from Health CoordinatorsSimplify intake formsInclude the option of using visual aids during
CHE presentations (videos, etc.)Provide more in-dept educational training on
cancer for coordinatorsProvide more information on available
resourcesProvide adequate refreshments as an
incentive
Feedback from Participant and Community MembersFear of diagnosesCultural barriers Transportation barriersInclude men in educational sessionsNeed more culturally appropriate support
groups in targeted areasGarner support from faith-based communitiesConfusion/lack of knowledge about available
resources
Coalition Lessons LearnedConsistent method for training Health
CoordinatorsInformation should be disseminated to all
coalition partnersConsider methods for coalition sustainability
and by-inDevelop an formal organizational structure
within the coalition
Next StepsRecruit and train three Health Education
Coordinators with one serving as Lead HECEducate at least 450 additional women from the
targeted populationRestructure coalition frameworkIncorporate CHE and participant feedback into
implementation planImprove program based upon lessons learned
from coalition membersRe-establish relationship with ACS
representative
REACH US Coalition MembersCoalition Members Organization Represented
Melody Fortune MS State Department of Health
Towanda Williams University of Southern MS
Jimmie Wells University of MS Health Care
Tamara Butler American Cancer Society
Deidre Rogers MS Cancer Registry
Valerie Miller University of MS Health Care
Freddie White-Johnson USM/Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer Foundation
Angela Johnson My Brother’s Keeper, Inc.
Annie Baker University of MS Medical Center
Connie Little Jackson State University
Marinelle Payton Jackson State University