ArticleFamily & community health
Community strategies to address cancer disparities in Appalachian Kentucky.
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- Assessing the Effectiveness of Cancer Screening Interventions Targeting Appalachian Populations: A Systematic Review.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2021Pooled it
- A Group Randomized Trial to Reduce Obesity among Appalachian Church Members: The Walk by Faith Study.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2018Trial
- Are evidence-based, community-engaged energy balance interventions enough for extremely vulnerable populations?Translational behavioral medicine · 2018Trial
- Identifying risk factors for adverse lung health outcomes among rural Appalachian women.The Journal of rural health : official journal of the American Rural Health Association and the National Rural Health Care Association · 2025Article
- Barriers, facilitators, and priority needs related to cancer prevention, control, and research in rural, persistent poverty areas.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2023Article
- Adult asthma associated with roadway density and housing in rural Appalachia: the Mountain Air Project (MAP).Environmental health : a global access science source · 2023Article
- Examining Psychological and Knowledge Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening in Rural Appalachian Kentucky.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2023Article
- Discerning rural Appalachian stakeholder attitudes toward memory screening.Aging & mental health · 2021Article
- Rural stakeholder perceptions about cognitive screening.Aging & mental health · 2019Article
- Strategies for recruiting a sample of adults with type 2 diabetes from primary care clinics in rural Appalachia: Incorporating cultural competence.International journal of nursing sciences · 2018Article
- An Appalachian Perspective of Alzheimer's Disease: A Rural Health Nurse Opportunity.Online journal of rural nursing and health care : the official journal of the Rural Nurse Organization · 2018Article
- Enhancing the role of faith-based organizations to improve health: a commentary.Translational behavioral medicine · 2017Article
- Rural Religious Leaders' Perspectives on their Communities' Health Priorities and Health.Southern medical journal · 2017Article
- An Interactive, Mobile-Based Tool for Personal Social Network Data Collection and Visualization Among a Geographically Isolated and Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Population: Early-Stage Feasibility Study With Qualitative User Feedback.JMIR research protocols · 2017Article
- Community to clinic navigation to improve diabetes outcomes.Preventive medicine reports · 2017Article
- A randomized controlled trial of a faith-placed, lay health advisor delivered smoking cessation intervention for rural residents.Preventive medicine reports · 2016Article
- Identifying Sociocultural Barriers to Mammography Adherence Among Appalachian Kentucky Women.Health communication · 2016Article
- Colorectal cancer prevention: Perspectives of key players from social networks in a low-income rural US region.International journal of qualitative studies on health and well-being · 2016Article
- Participatory evaluation of a community-academic partnership to inform capacity-building and sustainability.Evaluation and program planning · 2015Article
- Study design, intervention, and baseline characteristics of a group randomized trial involving a faith-based healthy eating and physical activity intervention (Walk by Faith) to reduce weight and cancer risk among overweight and obese Appalachian adults.Contemporary clinical trials · 2015Article
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Abstract
Central Appalachian residents suffer disproportionate health disparities, including an all-cancer mortality rate 17% higher than the general population. During 10 focus groups and 19 key informant interviews, 91 Appalachian residents identified cancer screening challenges and strategies. Challenges included (1) inadequate awareness of screening need, (2) insufficient access to screening, and (3) lack of privacy. Strategies included (1) witnessing/storytelling, (2) capitalizing on family history, (3) improving publicity about screening resources, (4) relying on lay health advisors, and (5) bundling preventive services. These insights shaped our community-based participatory research intervention and offered strategies to others working in Appalachia, rural locales, and other traditionally underserved communities.
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