title: Lay health advisors: promoting cancer screening and reducing disparities.
abstract: Cancer health disparities between racial and ethnic minorities have led to the use of lay health advisors to educate minority populations about cancer and promote cancer screening and other healthy behaviors. This article discusses the benefits of using lay health advisors to increase cancer awareness and screening in African American, Vietnamese, and Hispanic women in the United States.
authors: Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Boston, MA, USA. dany.hilaire001@umb.edu
authors: Dany M
authors: DM
authors: Hilaire
mesh_terms: D005006:Ethnicity; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D012935:Social Justice