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| Ranking |
Effective Practice |
| Description |
The North Carolina Breast Cancer Screening Program (NC-BCS) uses lay health advisors to increase breast cancer screening among rural African American women over age 50. Black women have higher mortality rates from breast and cervical cancer, due in large part to late-stage diagnosis. The program uses a lay health advisor network of older African American women to promote routine Pap testing and mammography to women they know. Lay health advisors are trained to educate peers and connect them with resources for screening. NC-BCS also trains medical staff to provide consistent referrals for routine mammography and follow-up for abnormal screening tests. |
| Goal / Mission |
The goal of the North Carolina Breast Cancer Screening Program is to increase breast cancer screening among older African American women. |
| Results / Accomplishments |
More than 140 lay health advisors have been trained through the NC-BCS program. In a pre-post survey of over 800 women, those in the intervention communities showed an overall 6% increase in community-wide mammography use between 1994 and 1997. Low-income women in the five intervention counties showed an 11% increase in mammography use over women in five comparison counties. |
| Categories |
Health / Cancer
Health / Women's Health
Health / Prevention & Safety
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| Organization(s) |
University of North Carolina Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center |
| Source |
American Journal of Public Health |
| Date of Publication |
2002 |
| Date of Implementation |
1994 |
| Geographic Type |
Rural |
| Location |
State: North Carolina |
| Primary Contact |
Jo Anne Earp, Sc.D, Principal Investigator
UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
School of Medicine CB# 7295
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
450 West Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7295
(919) 966-3903
jearp@email.unc.edu
http://bcccp.ncdhhs.gov/
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| For more details |
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11919066?ito...
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| Target Audience |
Women, Racial / Ethnic Minorities |
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