SynthesisAmerican journal of preventive medicine2023
Community Health Workers to Increase Cancer Screening: 3 Community Guide Systematic Reviews.
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- The impact of interprofessional collaboration between pharmacists and community health workers on medication adherence: a systematic review.International journal for equity in health · 2025Pooled it
- Social determinants of health and US cancer screening interventions: A systematic review.CA: a cancer journal for cliniciansPooled it
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- Awareness and use of a community health worker program among racial/ethnic minority adults in Philadelphia: Results from a cross-sectional community health survey.American journal of community psychology · 2026Article
- Co-Designing Culturally Tailored Bowel, Cervical and Breast Cancer Screening Interventions With Migrant Communities: Towards Closing the Migration-Related Cancer-Equity Gap in New South Wales, Australia.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2026Article
- United States comprehensive cancer control plans: a national review.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2026Review
- Community engagement and empowerment to address health inequalities: A rapid evidence review.Public health in practice (Oxford, England) · 2026Article
- Integrated Community-Clinic Model of Optimized Implementation Strategies to Increase Early Detection of Breast and Cervical Cancers in Kenya: Protocol for a Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR research protocols · 2026Article
- Using a cross-sectoral partnership to improve colorectal cancer screening and follow-up among African Americans in the United States: A protocol and preliminary results.Preventive medicine reports · 2026Article
- Challenges and strategies for delivering effective breast cancer care in conflict zones.Communications medicine · 2026Review
- Hospital follow-up adherence among screen-positive lung cancer utilizing a mobile LDCT in community in Hainan, China: a prospective cohort study.NPJ primary care respiratory medicine · 2026Article
- Acceptability of Stool-Based DNA Colorectal Cancer Screening among Black/African-American Patients Served by Federally Qualified Health Centers.Journal of cancer education : the official journal of the American Association for Cancer Education · 2026Article
- Program Outcomes from a Novel Outreach Network to Increase Breast Cancer Screening Uptake in Washington, DC.Journal of community health · 2026Article
- A randomized controlled trial to evaluate an adapted community health worker-delivered breast and cervical cancer screening education and navigation intervention for underserved Latina adults.Frontiers in oncology · 2026Article
- Community governance and nutrition-oriented cancer care for women: policy pathways to reduce survival disparities.Frontiers in public health · 2026Review
- Factors associated with access channels and satisfaction with health science popularization among health lifestyle instructors.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Evaluation of an implementation support program for rural communities using a two-tiered, embedded framework.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2025Article
- The role of community health workers (CHWs) in improving cervical cancer screening rates and access to treatment in underserved US populations: a scoping review.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2025Article
- The Effectiveness ofCancers · 2025Article
- Prevalence of breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screenings among select New York City populations.BMC cancer · 2025Article
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introductionMany in the U.S. are not up to date with cancer screening. This systematic review examined the effectiveness of interventions engaging community health workers to increase breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening.
methodsAuthors identified relevant publications from previous Community Guide systematic reviews of interventions to increase cancer screening (1966 through 2013) and from an update search (January 2014-November 2021). Studies written in English and published in peer-reviewed journals were included if they assessed interventions implemented in high-income countries; reported screening for breast, cervical, or colorectal cancer; and engaged community health workers to implement part or all of the interventions. Community health workers needed to come from or have close knowledge of the intervention community.
resultsThe review included 76 studies. Interventions engaging community health workers increased screening use for breast (median increase=11.5 percentage points, interquartile interval=5.5‒23.5), cervical (median increase=12.8 percentage points, interquartile interval=6.4‒21.0), and colorectal cancers (median increase=10.5 percentage points, interquartile interval=4.5‒17.5). Interventions were effective whether community health workers worked alone or as part of a team. Interventions increased cancer screening independent of race or ethnicity, income, or insurance status. DISCUSSION: Interventions engaging community health workers are recommended by the Community Preventive Services Task Force to increase cancer screening. These interventions are typically implemented in communities where people are underserved to improve health and can enhance health equity. Further training and financial support for community health workers should be considered to increase cancer screening uptake.
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