title: CDC-funded intervention research aimed at promoting colorectal cancer screening in communities.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Although strong scientific evidence has shown that screening for colorectal cancer saves lives, most U.S. adults who are at the recommended age are not being screened. Prior studies suggest that barriers to routine screening vary by race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, urban/rural residence, health insurance status, and factors related to health care providers and the health care environment. Relatively few studies, however, have identified and tested intervention approaches to promote routine colorectal cancer screening among diverse populations.
  
  
  METHODS
  The Division of Cancer Prevention and Control at CDC has funded ongoing projects to develop and test interventions to promote routine colorectal cancer screening among medically underserved populations in Appalachia, the Lower Rio Grande Valley in Texas, the High Plains region of Colorado, and other U.S. communities.
  
  
  RESULTS
  This article provides an overview of colorectal cancer screening intervention studies currently funded by CDC that focus on a wide range of populations, including medically underserved persons who live in predominately rural areas, Hispanic and non-Hispanic persons, urban African Americans, persons with low health literacy, and persons enrolled in managed care organizations.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These CDC-funded intervention research projects are likely to contribute importantly to evidence about what works to promote colorectal cancer screening in diverse U.S. communities. .
authors.affiliation: Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA. sic9@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Steven S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Coughlin
authors.forename: Mary E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Costanza
authors.forename: Maria E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Fernandez
authors.forename: Karen
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Glanz
authors.forename: Judith W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Selina A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: Leonardo
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Stroud
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Tessaro
authors.forename: John M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Westfall
authors.forename: Joel L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Weissfeld
authors.forename: Daniel S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Blumenthal
mesh_terms: D001741:Black or African American; D000368:Aged; D001061:Appalachian Region; D002487:Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D003120:Colorado; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003153:Community Health Services; D005260:Female; D005431:Florida; D005845:Georgia; D006078:Government Programs; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008404:Massachusetts; D008824:Michigan; D008875:Middle Aged; D009516:New Mexico; D013781:Texas; D014481:United States