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Intrapersonal, interpersonal and community factors associated with African American MEN receiving a prostate cancer screening
Learning Areas:
Public health or related nursingLearning Objectives:
Explain how intrapersonal factors (age, education, perceived health status and income) influence African American men to receive a prostate cancer screening.
Analyze how interpersonal factors (marital status, marital and family support, and children in the household) influence an African American male to receive a prostate cancer screening.
Assess the influence of community based organizations, such as the church, on African American men receiving a prostate cancer screening.
Identify the intrapersonal, interpersonal and community factors that are interrelated in relation to African American men receiving a prostate cancer screening.
Name a community based approach that can be utilized to encourage African American men to receive a prostate cancer screening.
Keyword(s): African American, Health Behavior
Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have been a registered nurse for 19 and I have a background in public health with a focus on health disparities among the African American population. I am a PhD candidate and the information I would like to present is original research from my dissertation. In addition, I am also a full time faculty member with the FSU College of Nursing. Therefore, I have experience in teaching and presenting information to diverse populations.
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.