182023 Tools of the trade: A Multi-Network Panel of American Indian/Alaska Native Cancer Initiatives Conducting Community Based Participatory Research

Monday, October 27, 2008

Paulette Baukol, MS , Native American Programs, Spirit of EAGLES, Mayo Clinic, Medical Oncology, Rochester, MN
Judith Salmon Kaur, MD , Native American Programs, Spirit of EAGLES, Mayo Clinic, Medical Oncology, Rochester, MN
Dedra Buchwald, MD , School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Laura A. Beebe, PhD , College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Kathryn Coe, PhD , University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Leslie Cooper, PhD, MPH, BSN, RN , Center to Reduce Cancer Health Disparities, USPHSCC, Bethesda, MD
Tools of the trade: A Multi-Network Panel of American Indian/Alaska Native Cancer Initiatives Conducting Community Based Participatory Research

American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) populations have high rates for several cancers and poor survival rates for most cancers. Cancer is now the second leading cause of mortality in American Indians and the leading cause of mortality in Alaska Native women. There is, however, significant rate variation among tribes and regions across Indian Country. Despite clear gains in public health that have resulted from modern health care and disease prevention efforts, these benefits have not accrued evenly among all US population groups. In recognition of disparities in cancer occurrence in minority peoples, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) has funded the 25 Community Networks Program (CNP) which aims to reduce cancer health disparities through community-based participatory education, training, and research among racial/ethnic minorities and underserved populations. Four of these CNP's are American Indian/Alaska Native programs aimed at specifically addressing comprehensive cancer care.

Key personnel from each of the AI/AN CNP's will be available to discuss challenges of doing cancer health disparities work with the Native American populations – techniques for understanding and working with the Native American population for research.

Learning Objectives:
1. Describe models and criteria for partnering with AI/AN communities in order to conduct research, and community health based activities that are culturally respectful and achievable. 2)List how to lend and combine tools, resources and efforts thereby lessening the burden for communities to achieve their goals for community based research activities. 3)Discuss ways to keep up with current trends in research with traditional environments and values.

Keywords: Community-Based Partnership, American Indians

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have presented at other APHA conferences, most recently in Boston-Nov 2007, Burhansstipanov, Kaur, Baukol.
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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