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177407 An evaluation of recruitment and retention strategies among Asian American women in the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program

Monday, October 27, 2008

Christina Misa Wong, PhD , Behavioral and Biomedical Research, Family Health International, Research Triangle Park, NC
Laura Linnan, ScD , Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Don Compton, PhD , Office on Smoking and Health, CDC, Atlanta, GA
Phyllis W. Rochester, PhD , NCCDPHP, Cardiovascular Health Branch, CDC, Chamblee, GA
Allan Steckler, DrPH , Department of Health Behavior and Health Education, UNC-Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Bryan Weiner, PhD , Department of Health Policy and Administration, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC

Learning Objectives:
1) Recognize the need for creating a more culturally competent health care system in order to address health disparities among Asian American women in breast and cervical cancer screening. 2) Describe the cultural competency strategies recommended to increase recruitment and retention of Asian American women in breast and cervical cancer screening. 3) Apply the cultural competency strategies discussed in this session to develop cultural competency strategies for their healthcare organization in increasing access to breast and cervical cancer screening for Asian American women.

Keywords: Asian Women, Cancer Screening

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I was the primary person who developed the research proposal, conducted data collection activities, analyzed the data and wrote up the process and the findings.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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