@article{3958ecbaec6f4635aeddab6508e4b855,
title = "Development and Feasibility of a Community-Based, Culturally Flexible Colorectal Cancer Prevention Program",
abstract = "Comprehensive cancer centers are an important community resource for cancer prevention education in their catchment areas. Colorectal cancer remains one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers in the United States, making prevention a priority. Colorectal cancer prevention targets include lifestyle modifications that are influenced by cultural norms, such as diet change, physical activity and screening behavior. Cancer centers must tailor prevention efforts to multiethnic catchment areas. This paper describes the development and feasibility of a comprehensive cancer center{\textquoteright}s approach to community-based colorectal cancer prevention in Houston, Texas, specifically targeting Hispanic and Asian populations. Sites were recruited through a city-wide network of partnerships between the community relations department in the hospital and community organizations. The program consisted of three workshop-style classes per community site. Each class had a similar overall structure, but cultural and site-specific adaptations were made for each group. A total of 33 classes were taught at nine distinct community sites to 1054 participants over 9 months. This program structure may be adapted for the future dissemination of other cancer prevention tools to communities in the area.",
keywords = "Cancer prevention, Community education, Community relations, Comprehensive cancer center",
author = "Margaret Raber and Huynh, {To Nhu} and Karla Crawford and Stephanie Kim and Joya Chandra",
note = "Funding Information: Acknowledgements We would like to acknowledge the staff of MD Anderson{\textquoteright}s Community Relations and Education department including Francine Huckaby, Terrence Adams, Patricia Priego, as well as the Tai Chi Academy of Houston, all community site contacts and participants, and the Colorectal Cancer Coalition. We are grateful for support from the MD Anderson Cancer Center Support Grant (P30 CA16672) and the Center for Energy Balance in Cancer Prevention and Survivorship, Duncan Family Institute. MR is supported by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health, Award Number R25CA057730 (PI: Shine Chang, PhD) and the Archer Foundation. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH. Funding Information: We would like to acknowledge the staff of MD Anderson?s Community Relations and Education department including Francine Huckaby, Terrence Adams, Patricia Priego, as well as the Tai Chi Academy of Houston, all community site contacts and participants, and the Colorectal Cancer Coalition. We are grateful for support from the MD Anderson Cancer Center Support Grant (P30 CA16672) and the Center for Energy Balance in Cancer Prevention and Survivorship, Duncan Family Institute. MR is supported by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health, Award Number R25CA057730 (PI: Shine Chang, PhD) and the Archer Foundation. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH. The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest. Funding Information: Funding This study was funded by the MD Anderson Cancer Center Support Grant (P30 CA16672) and the Center for Energy Balance in Cancer Prevention and Survivorship, Duncan Family Institute. MR is supported by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health, Award Number R25CA057730 (PI: Shine Chang, PhD) and the Archer Foundation. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.",
year = "2018",
month = oct,
day = "1",
doi = "10.1007/s10900-018-0497-x",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "43",
pages = "882--885",
journal = "Journal of Community Health",
issn = "0094-5145",
publisher = "Springer Netherlands",
number = "5",
}