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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2024

The Chickahominy T.R.U.T.H. (Trust, Research, Understand, Teach, and Heal) Project-A Tribal Community-Academic Partnership for Understanding the Impact of Structural Factors on Perceived Cancer Risk in Rural Virginia.

Katherine Y Tossas, Bianca D Owens, Savannah Reitzel, Jacqueline Knight Wilt, Paula Tatiana Rivera Mejía, Rachel Hunley, Haley Groesbeck, Hillary Boucher, Katelyn Schifano, Susann L Brown and 3 more

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Katherine Y TossasDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, 830 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219, USA.
Bianca D OwensDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, 830 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219, USA.
Savannah ReitzelDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, 830 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219, USA.ORCID 0009-0002-1303-5854
Jacqueline Knight WiltDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, 830 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219, USA.
Paula Tatiana Rivera MejíaDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, 830 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219, USA.
Rachel HunleyMassey Comprehensive Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, 417 North 11th Street, Richmond, VA 23219, USA.
Haley GroesbeckMassey Comprehensive Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, 417 North 11th Street, Richmond, VA 23219, USA.
Hillary BoucherMassey Comprehensive Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, 417 North 11th Street, Richmond, VA 23219, USA.ORCID 0009-0003-4995-0066
Katelyn SchifanoMassey Comprehensive Cancer Center, Virginia Commonwealth University, 417 North 11th Street, Richmond, VA 23219, USA.
Susann L BrownChickahominy Indian Tribe Inc., 8200 Lott Cary Road, Providence Forge, VA 23140, USA.
Dana AdkinsChickahominy Indian Tribe Inc., 8200 Lott Cary Road, Providence Forge, VA 23140, USA.
Stephen AdkinsChickahominy Indian Tribe Inc., 8200 Lott Cary Road, Providence Forge, VA 23140, USA.
Maria D ThomsonDepartment of Social and Behavioral Sciences, School of Population Health, Virginia Commonwealth University, 830 East Main Street, Richmond, VA 23219, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-5729-8720
Virginia Commonwealth University · USProvidence College · US

Funding

The Jeffress Trust 565004
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In 2022, the Virginia Chickahominy Indian Tribe partnered with Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Comprehensive Cancer Center to investigate concerns about a potential cancer cluster near a local landfill. While investigating cancer clusters is complex due to long latency and multifactorial causes, the community's concerns about structural factors driving cancer risk warrant exploration. Thus, the Chickahominy T.R.U.T.H. (Trust, Research, Understand, Teach, and Heal) Project was created as a community-academic partnership to (1) identify structural factors and barriers associated with perceived cancer risk and care; (2) assess cancer knowledge, care access gaps, and perceived risks, including testing private and community water sources; (3) develop and deploy culturally tailored cancer education and resource navigation, including groundwater safety education, policies, and remediation. We will conduct 150 in-person interviews and water tests among residents within a four-mile radius of the landfill, and deploy 1000 structured questionnaires among Charles City County residents. In this paper, we provide an overview of the ongoing project design, development, and progress in support of the project's objectives. This collaborative investigation aims to address cancer health disparities, enhance research and health policy advocacy, and honor the sacred knowledge of an underserved community, laying the groundwork for a long-term partnership to guide future research questions.

Indexed as

NeoplasmsTrustCommunity-Based Participatory ResearchHealth EducationHumansSurveys and QuestionnairesVirginiaWaterWatercancer education outreachcancer risk disparitiescommunity–academic partnershipcommunity health disparitiesenvironmental justicelandfill leachatesNative American cancer riskPolicies, Systems, and Environments (PSE)structural violencewell-water contamination

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PMID38541264
PMCPMC10970004
OpenAlexW4392157030

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