title: Participatory development of a cervical health brochure for Apsáalooke women.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  One challenge for eliminating health disparities is increasing the cultural sensitivity of educational systems including printed educational materials. These materials can be effective in changing health knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. Participatory community-based processes are vital in creating culturally sensitive interventions.
  
  
  METHODS
  We held community meetings in 4 communities on the Apsáalooke Reservation. We gave women examples of cervical health pamphlets and held modified focus groups to gather information on women's preferences.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Women provided detailed feedback and we developed an Apsáalooke-specific educational pamphlet.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These results support a participatory process for overall project guidance.
authors.affiliation: Montana State University Department of Health and Human Development, Bozeman 59717, USA. suzanne@montana.edu
authors.forename: Suzanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Christopher
authors.forename: Adina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Alma Knows His Gun
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: McCormick
mesh_terms: D003256:Community Participation; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007198:Indians, North American / Q000193:education*; D009009:Montana; D010174:Pamphlets; D016730:Program Development; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*