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This study tested the feasibility of promoting 1-800-4-CANCER through partnerships with organizations serving African American and Hispanic communities. Small-media and client reminders about human papillomavirus vaccination were made available through local agents to 28 community organizations. Organizations ordered 79 932 resources and distributed them to young women and parents of girls-;African Americans in St Louis, Missouri, and Hispanics in the Lower Rio Grande Valley of Texas. Pre- to postintervention calls to 1-800-4-CANCER increased 38% in these communities, while declining 15% in comparison communities of Kansas City, Missouri, and El Paso, Texas (F = 8.6, P = .004) and 1.4% in the United States as a whole.
Assuntos
Negro ou Afro-Americano/educação , Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde , Hispânico ou Latino/educação , Comportamento de Busca de Informação , Infecções por Papillomavirus/prevenção & controle , Vacinas contra Papillomavirus , Adulto , Negro ou Afro-Americano/psicologia , Participação da Comunidade/estatística & dados numéricos , Relações Comunidade-Instituição , Estudos de Viabilidade , Feminino , Acessibilidade aos Serviços de Saúde , Disparidades em Assistência à Saúde , Hispânico ou Latino/psicologia , Humanos , Serviços de Informação , Kansas , Missouri , Pais , Aceitação pelo Paciente de Cuidados de Saúde , Telefone , Texas , Adulto JovemRESUMO
To address obesity and related morbidities, community-based participatory research (CBPR) strategies were employed to design and evaluate a Spanish-language media campaign promoting physical activity and healthful food choices among Mexican Americans. Process evaluation including content analyses on types and focus of media messages was conducted. Focus groups assessed appeal and trustworthiness of messages. All media campaign products featured role models and experts. Campaign messages primarily (91%) appeared in TV morning show segments. Newsletters presented individual and family role model stories. A majority of newsletters (68%) were distributed through churches and "promotora" outreach efforts. CBPR lends itself to the selection and tailoring of evidence-based media campaigns. Moreover, CBPR guidance resulted in media messages that were credible and appealing to audience. Process evaluation strategies that gather information from the community provide solid evidence for how to modify the campaign to best meet audience expectations.