Developing a community-based collaboration to reduce cancer health disparities among Pacific Islanders in California.
Cancer is a leading cause of death for Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States, but education and research efforts addressing the needs ofPacific Islanders in the continental U.S. is sparse. The purpose of this paper is to describe the development of a community-based participatory research network dedicated to addressing cancer health disparities among Chamorros, Marshallese, Native Hawaiians, Samoans and Tongans in Southern California. Community-based organizations (CBO) comprise the focus of the network, and their efforts have included increasing cancer-related awareness in their communities, developing capacities regarding cancer control, and initiating collaborative research efforts with academic partners. First year processes and outcomes are described, and specific examples are given from two CBO partners.
Tanjasiri
Sora Park
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Department of Health Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, California 92834-6870, USA. stanjasiri@fullerton.edu
Tran
Jacqueline H
JH
Palmer
Paula Healani
PH
Foo
Mary Anne
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Hanneman
Marion
M
Lee
Cevadne
C
Sablan-Santos
Lola
L
Sripipatana
Alek
A
D018948:American Samoa / Q000208:ethnology; D001364:Awareness; D002140:California / Q000453:epidemiology; D003153:Community Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006141:Guam / Q000208:ethnology; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D044468:Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D010139:Pacific Islands / Q000208:ethnology; D016730:Program Development