Katherine J. Briant|Noah Espinoza|Avigail Galvan|Elizabeth Carosso|Nathan Marchello|Sandra Linde|Wade K. Copeland|Beti Thompson
An Innovative Strategy to Reach the Underserved for Colorectal Cancer Screening
Fred Hutch Cancer Center|Fred Hutch Cancer Center|Fred Hutch Cancer Center|Fred Hutch Cancer Center|Fred Hutch Cancer Center|Community Hospital|Fred Hutch Cancer Center|Fred Hutch Cancer Center
hispanics underserved population terms colorectal cancer crc crc second leading cause cancer incidence among hispanic men women hispanics lower screening rates nonhispanic whites overall purpose project provide crc information education fecal occult blood test fobt kits hispanics rural threecounty region washington state held series 47 community health fair events incorporated use giant inflatable walkthrough colon model physical depictions healthy tissue polyps crc used prepostdesign look changes familiarity crc walking colon among adults aged 18 older n 947 mcnemars test analysis indicated significant differences distribution percentage correct participant responses crcrelated questions pre posttest educational tour colon results logistic regression analysis identified multiple participant characteristics associated selfreported likelihood screened crc 3 months following posttest distributed 300 free fobt kits analyzed charge end user attendees aged 50 older toured inflatable colon 226 fobt kits 753 returned analysis use inflatable colon innovative way attract people learn crc crc screening modalities furthermore response distribution fobt kits indicates given opportunity education access services underserved population comply crc screening