Strategies to increase breast and cervical cancer screening among Hawaiian, Pacific Islander, and Filipina women in Hawai'i.
The Hawai'i Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program (BCCCP) offers free mammograms and Pap smears to women who are uninsured or underinsured through a statewide provider network. Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders and Filipinas are priority populations for this program, and BCCCP providers are required through contract with the Hawai'i Department of Health to utilize half of their allotted mammograms and Pap smears for eligible women from these groups. To identify strategies for increasing use by these groups of mammographyand Pap smear screening services through BCCCP, we held focus groups with women who could potentially use BCCCP services, and we conducted key informant interviews with 9 of Hawai'i's 11 BCCCP providers and 9 non-BCCCP outreach workers serving these populations. Findings led to recommendations for promoting awareness of BCCCP and enhancing outreach to Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander and Filipina communities in Hawai'i.
'Imi Hale-Native Hawaiian Cancer Network, Papa Ola Lokahi, Honolulu, HI, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D003159:Community-Institutional Relations; D005260:Female; D006254:Hawaii; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008875:Middle Aged; D044468:Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; D010358:Patient Participation; D018579:Patient Selection; D010679:Philippines; D011314:Preventive Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000208:ethnology / Q000517:prevention & control*