Faith Moves Mountains: an Appalachian cervical cancer prevention program.
OBJECTIVE
To provide a conceptual description of Faith Moves Mountains (FMM), an intervention designed to reduce the disproportionate burden of cervical cancer among Appalachian women.


METHODS
FMM, a community-based participatory research program designed and implemented in collaboration with churches in rural, southeastern Kentucky, aims to increase cervical cancer screening (Pap tests) through a multiphase process of educational programming and lay health counseling.


RESULTS
We provide a conceptual overview to key elements of the intervention, including programmatic development, theoretical basis, intervention approach and implementation, and evaluation procedures.


CONCLUSIONS
After numerous modifications, FMM has recruited and retained over 400 women, 30 churches, and has become a change agent in the community.
Schoenberg
Nancy E
NE
College of Medicine Office Building, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40536-0086, USA. nesch@uky.edu
Hatcher
Jennifer
J
Dignan
Mark B
MB
Shelton
Brent
B
Wright
Sherry
S
Dollarhide
Kaye F
KF