) In this 3-year project, """"""""Promoting Breast Cancer Screening Among Hispanic Women,"""""""" a multi- level intervention package will be implemented. The intervention components, which have been used successfully in our previous work, include:1) broadcast media- delivered, culturally sensitive messages about breast cancer screening for age-appropriate women; 2) recruitment and training of community women (networkers), who will disseminate and discuss breast health event newsletters/calendars (i.e., narrow cast media) among their neighbors and social networks; and 3) recruitment and relatively more intensive training of peer leaders (i.e., promotor as), who will deliver a breast cancer screening curriculum using a small-group format. The program will additionally refer women 50 and older (who have not had a recent mammogram) to facilities that offer free or low-cost mammograms. A comprehensive program evaluation will be conducted, and successful intervention procedures and materials will be disseminated nationwide through Hispanic health networks and other key organizations.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Type
Education Projects (R25)
Project #
5R25CA066876-02
Application #
2110381
Study Section
Special Emphasis Panel (SRC (11))
Project Start
1994-09-30
Project End
1997-08-31
Budget Start
1995-09-01
Budget End
1996-08-31
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
1995
Total Cost
Indirect Cost
Name
San Diego State University
Department
Public Health & Prev Medicine
Type
Other Domestic Higher Education
DUNS #
073371346
City
San Diego
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
92182