Marjorie Kagawa?Singer|Sora Park Tanjasiri|Annalyn Valdez|Hongjian Yu|Mary Anne Foo
Outcomes of a Breast Health Project for Hmong Women and Men in California
Orange County Asian Pacific Islander Community Alliance|Orange County Asian Pacific Islander Community Alliance|Orange County Asian Pacific Islander Community Alliance|Orange County Asian Pacific Islander Community Alliance|Orange County Asian Pacific Islander Community Alliance
used communitybased research approach test culturally based breast cancer screening program among lowincome hmong women central southern californiawe designed culturally informed educational program measures baseline 1year followup 2 intervention cities 1 comparison city measures included changes breast cancer screening knowledge attitudescompared women comparison community women intervention community significantly improved attitudes toward increased knowledge receipt breast cancer screenings odds women intervention group mammogram clinical breast examination performed breast selfexamination 675 1216 2006 respectively compared women comparison groupculturally informed education materials intervention design effective methods conveying importance maintaining monitoring proper breast health strength community collaboration survey development intervention design highlighted challenges early detection screening programs among newer immigrants face significant language cultural barriers care identified promising practices overcome health literacy challenges