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Date: 2014
Discusses the effects of an intervention delivered by community health workers (CHWs), or Promotores de Salud, on cervical cancer screening rates for Hispanic women in the rural border area of New Mexico who were out of compliance with the recommended screening guidelines.
...Cancer Screening in the United States - Mexico Border Region --- Discusses the effects of an intervention...
Date: Jul 2020
Uses data on participants from 3 tribally operated healthcare clinics in rural areas to study whether direct mailing of fecal immunochemical test kits is effective in increasing colorectal cancer screening among American Indians and Alaska Natives.
...Cancer Screening Among American Indians and Alaska Natives --- Uses data on participants from 3 tribally...
Date: Jan 2022
Examines the household production of health approach (HHPH) to understand how rural populations allocate resources when seeking medical treatment. Discusses how this approach can yield new understandings of rural cancer research in the U.S. that considers people's familial and cultural realities. Focuses on responsibilities in the household, particularly for women, as they relate to healthcare access.
...Cancer Disparities in the U.S. --- Examines the household production of health approach (HHPH) to understand...
Date: Dec 2022
Examines the development and implementation of a screening methodology for colorectal cancer (CRC) in Alaska Native (AN) populations. Analyzes 32 rural/remote AN communities who received various community-based CRC screening interventions compared to 14 AN communities who received opportunistic care for CRC screening. Includes discussion about barriers and challenges of screening in rural AN populations, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
...Cancer Screening Intervention for Alaska Native People During a Pandemic Year --- Examines the development and implementation...
Date: Feb 2022
Presents a study comparing four different smoking cessation support programs offered in tandem with lung cancer screening for underserved patients. Evaluates each intervention offered to Black, Latinx, and rural patients and draws conclusions based on outcomes.
...Cancer Screening: A Pragmatic Trial Protocol --- Presents a study comparing four different smoking cessation support...
Date: Oct 2017
Describes financial, educational, and healthcare challenges experienced by residents in the Mississippi Delta. Discusses the Fannie Lou Hamer Cancer Foundation, a cancer awareness and prevention program working in rural, African American communities to create a network focused on education, outreach, and advocacy related to cancer.
...Cancer Foundation, a cancer awareness and prevention program working in rural, African American communities to create...
Date: Jul 2022
Examines a feasibility pilot trial that evaluates a financial incentive intervention aimed at increasing colorectal cancer (CRC) screening at a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) in the rural Acadiana region of Louisiana. Compares intervention and control patient groups to analyze the impact of using financial incentives to improve completion of CRC screenings.
...Cancer Screening (BENEFIT-C) in a Rural Louisiana Federally Qualified Health Center --- Examines a feasibility...
Date: Oct 2025
Analyzes rates at which tobacco dependence treatment (TDT) is provided to veterans who use tobacco and were referred for lung cancer screening (LCS) at Veterans Affairs Medical Centers and associated clinics in the upper Midwest between September 2022 and September 2023. Breaks down clinical and demographic factors associated with TDT use, including rurality.
...Cancer Screening: An Observational Cohort Study --- Analyzes rates at which tobacco dependence treatment (TDT) is provided...
Date: Oct 2015
Examines the geographic variation in late-stage diagnosis of colorectal cancer in California compared to distance to a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), the poverty level of the patient population, rural residence, and their access to a private vehicle.
...Cancer Burden and Access to Federally Qualified Health Centers in California --- Examines the geographic variation...
Date: Aug 2017
Pilot study exploring practice facilitation in 3 Federally Qualified Health Centers as a way to promote universal colorectal cancer screening. Features statistics on clinic staffing, number of patients and average age, and number and duration of visits, with breakdowns by rural or urban location.
...Cancer Screening in Community Health Centers, North Carolina, 2012–2013: Feasibility, Facilitators, and Barriers --- Pilot...