title: Women's Health Alliance Intervention Study: increasing community breast and cervical cancer screening.
abstract: The Women's Health Alliance Intervention Study is a quasi-experimental intervention designed to test if county-based coalitions can increase breast and cervical cancer screening compliance among women aged 40 years and older living in rural communities. A number of interventions were designed and implemented by coalitions in four counties in north-central Wisconsin during a 2-year period. Four control counties in southwestern Wisconsin were identified for comparison. Judging from the results of this study, community-based intervention efforts can increase breast and cervical cancer screening compliance significantly among women living in rural communities.
authors.affiliation: Eaker Epidemiology Enterprises, LLC, 8975 County Trunk V, Chili, WI 54420, USA. eakerepi@tznet.com
authors.forename: E D
authors.initials: ED
authors.lastname: Eaker
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Jaros
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Vierkant
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Lantz
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Remington
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004522:Educational Status; D005260:Female; D015438:Health Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007182:Income; D008327:Mammography; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012423:Rural Health; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014626:Vaginal Smears; D014922:Wisconsin; D014932:Women's Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*