title: Assessing awareness and use of evidence-based programs for cancer control in Puerto Rico.
abstract: The Community Cancer Control Outreach Program (CCCOP) is a community-academic partnership aimed at developing and implementing a cancer control outreach, research, and training program in Puerto Rico. The CCCOP surveyed 56 partners to assess their awareness, training needs, and use of resources related to evidence-based programs (EBPs). Despite relatively high levels (70 %) of confidence in adopting EBPs, there were low levels of awareness (37 %) and use (25 %) of existing EBPs resources. Respondents' who had used EBPs resources were more likely to have positive beliefs about EBPs than nonusers (p<0.05). Training needs were high among respondents and no significant differences were found between those who had and had not used existing EBPs resources. These findings can guide the development of training tools and technical assistance to increase the use of EBPs for Latino audiences.
authors.affiliation: Division of Management, Policy, and Community Health, The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX 77030, USA. William.A.Calo@uth.tmc.edu
authors.forename: William A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Calo
authors.forename: María E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Fernández
authors.forename: Mirza
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rivera
authors.forename: Elba C
authors.initials: EC
authors.lastname: Díaz
authors.forename: Virmarie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Correa-Fernández
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pattatucci
authors.forename: David W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Wetter
mesh_terms: D001364:Awareness; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D006266:Health Education / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D033183:Interdisciplinary Communication; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011647:Puerto Rico