Sora Park Tanjasiri|Marjorie Kagawa?Singer|Mary Anne Foo|Maichew Chao|Irene Linayao-Putman|John Nguyen|Georgi Pirumyan|Annalyn Valdez
Designing Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Health Interventions: The “Life Is Precious” Hmong Breast Cancer Study
California State University, Fullerton|University of California, Los Angeles|Orange County Asian Pacific Islander Community Alliance|Families USA|University of California, Los Angeles
cancer number one cause death asian american women yet lowest rates cancer screening contributing factors particularly hmong women include lack culturally linguistically appropriate educational interventions study aimed develop culturally linguistically appropriate intervention improve breast cancer screening rates among hmong women fresno san diego california intervention elements included development flipchart brochure video presented basic breast health screening information along targeting women men support wives breast cancer screenings analyses pre post workshop surveys showed increases knowledge positive attitudes among participants behavioral intentions clinical breast examinations mammograms among women support exams possible cancer treatment among men implications research practice discussed