title: Public health and cooperative group partnership: a colorectal cancer intervention.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the development of a multi-component colorectal cancer educational tool for female breast cancer survivors through a cooperative group and public health partnership.
  
  
  METHODS
  PubMed, World Wide Web, guidelines from professional organizations, surveys and focus groups with breast cancer survivors.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Collaboration is at the core of cooperative group and public health research. This partnership led to the development of a colorectal cancer educational tool for breast cancer survivors. Focus groups revealed that female breast cancer survivors were receptive to education on colorectal cancer screening.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nurses are instrumental in research collaborations between cooperative groups and public health. The colorectal educational intervention for breast cancer survivors serves as an exemplar of partnerships leading to innovative research planning and implementation outcomes.
authors.forename: Sherri G
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Homan
authors.forename: Bob R
authors.initials: BR
authors.lastname: Steward
authors.forename: Jane M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Armer
mesh_terms: D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000523:psychology; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D005260:Female; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D011634:Public Health
keywords: Cooperative group; Education; Health disparities; Neoplasms; Partnership; Screening; Survivors