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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
APHA 2005
 
3310.0: Monday, December 12, 2005 - 3:24 PM

Abstract #109772

ˇCelebremos La Vida!: A breast and cervical cancer screening and education program for the uninsured Hispanic community

Carolyn Aldige1, Erica Childs, MPH1, Abby Fairbank, MPH1, Suzanne Hoban, MPH2, Gloria Londono3, Karen J. Peterson, PhD1, Tania Torres1, and Maryen Vemuri, DDS, MPH4. (1) Cancer Research and Prevention Foundation, 1600 Duke Street, Suite 500, Alexandria, VA 22314, 703-519-2104, echilds@preventcancer.org, (2) Family Health Partnership Clinic, 13707 W. Jackson, Woodstock, IL 60098, (3) Georgetown Lombardi Cancer Center, 3800 Reservoir Road, NW, Podium C, Washington, DC 20007, (4) Spanish Catholic Center, 1618 Monroe Street NW, Washington, DC 20009

For the past ten years, °Celebremos la Vida! has provided bilingual and culturally appropriate breast and cervical cancer education, screening and early detection for medically underserved Hispanic women first in Washington, DC and more recently in McHenry County, Illinois. This long-standing program is home to a high percentage of returning participants who spread the message of early detection, referring friends and family members to the clinics. Celebremos reaches an uninsured population facing multiple barriers to care. Through partnerships, Celebremos ensures free medical follow-up and treatment should breast or cervical disease be detected. The coordinators guide these women through a complicated healthcare system, providing emotional and informational support, translation, and access to care that may otherwise be unattainable. In an era of resource scarcity, Celebremos continues to meet challenges endemic to outreach programs. Statistical reporting across multiple sites, securing funding and maintaining partnerships for the provision of care are fundamental challenges. Reach statistics include demographic data, specific services provided, return participants, women needing and completing follow-up services, and cancer diagnoses. This presentation will cover multiple years of evaluation data, including patient satisfaction, and the planned development of a tool to quantify the impact of patient navigation in meeting the needs of this population. The discussion will highlight the lessons learned in the development and implementation of a sustainable cancer prevention program targeting the Hispanic community.

Learning Objectives:

Keywords: Cancer Prevention, Underserved Populations

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

I wish to disclose that I have NO financial interests or other relationship with the manufactures of commercial products, suppliers of commercial services or commercial supporters.

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Health Education Challenges in the Hispanic Community

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