The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Session: Increasing Cancer Screening Rates in Communities of Color
3206.0: Monday, November 11, 2002: 12:30 PM-2:00 PM
Oral
Increasing Cancer Screening Rates in Communities of Color
Presentation in this session focus on reducing cancer rates among minorities by increasing screening behaviors in communities of color. The populations and screening behavior discussed include African Americans in urban settings, men of color (prostate cancer screening) and women of color in urban areas (breast cancer control).
Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Presider(s):Vicki J. Ebin, PhD
12:30 PMCultural health beliefs, attitudes, and fears of African American men and the associated impact on their willingness to participate in prostate cancer screening
Virginia Diane Woods, RN, MSN, Susanne B. Montgomery, PhD, MPH, Stuart M. Belle, MPH, JJ Nortey, MBA
12:50 PMBreast cancer control with community stylists: A culturally tailored approach
Ruth C. Browne, ScD, Donna Davis-King, PhD, Soņia R Banks, PhD, Peter Homel, PhD, Stacey M. Wright, MPH, Beverly Smith-Coll, Joseph Feldman, DrPH, Tracey E. Wilson, PhD, Marilyn Fraser-White, MD, Gwedolyn A. King, AAS, Marlene Price, MD, Edgar Mandeville, MD
1:10 PMTargeting Prostate Cancer Screening Messages to Men of Color
Kaia Gallagher, PhD, Amie Staudenmaier, MEd, Sara Miller, MPA
1:30 PMReducing cancer rates in the African American community of Baltimore City
Natalie Dewberry-Moore, MS, Yvonne L. Bronner, ScD, RD
Organized by:Public Health Education and Health Promotion
Endorsed by:Community Health Planning and Policy Development
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing, Pharmacy, Social Work

The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA