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Edwina Adhiambo Wambogo, MS, MPH, Office of Dietary Supplements, National Insitutes of Health, 6100 Executive BLVD, Suite 3B01, Bethesda, MD 20892, Sabrina Reed Chapple, MPH, Mid-Atlantic Cancer Information Service, National Cancer Institute, 685 West Baltimore Street, HSF - Suite 618, Baltimore, MD 21201, 410-706-1677, slreed@som.umaryland.edu, Michael Farrier, MHS, Community Programs and Research, Baltimore City Cancer Plan at Johns Hopkins, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, 1000 East Eager Street, 3rd Floor, Baltimore, MD 21202, and Sadena Thevarajah, American Cancer Society, 8219 Town Center Drive, Baltimore, MD 21236.

In partnership with local community organizations, the American Cancer Society, NCI's Mid-Atlantic Cancer Information Service and Community Programs and Research at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins have formed a coalition to address the prostate cancer education and screening needs of African-American men.. The coalition aims to train volunteers from underserved targeted areas to facilitate the delivery of prostate cancer education and informed decision-making messages to African American men.

The objective of this project was to review literature on studies that have used volunteers to promote informed decision-making and to identify the underserved areas in Maryland. From the review, some of the recommendations made included the following; targeted areas should included Baltimore City, Anne Arundel and Baltimore Counties; the coalition should conduct a needs assessment and recruit volunteers from the targeted communities. Volunteer training curriculum should match the programs goals, volunteers could identify intervention sites and adequate support to volunteers throughout the duration of the program must be ensured.

Some intermediate outcomes proposed included improved partnership and coordination between the coalition and targeted communities, the community will have increased capacity to recognize and act upon prostate cancer issues. Ultimately resulting in increased knowledge and self-efficacy among volunteers to inform African men about prostate cancer and the informed decision-making process. Long-term outcomes proposed included improved decision making behaviors among African American men.

Learning Objectives:

• To determine volunteer recruitment and training issues and volunteer action delivery.

Keywords: Outreach Programs, Cancer

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

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