title: The Mini Report: a Practical Tool to Address Lung Cancer Disparities in Rural Communities.
abstract: Community-based participatory research (CBPR) is an effective way to address cancer disparities in medically underserved populations. Our research demonstrates how CBPR principles were used to develop lung cancer and risk factor mini reports for a network of community coalitions in the Illinois Delta Region, a predominately rural region with high lung cancer disparities in southern Illinois. An academic-community partnership, including a community-based medical school, state public health department, and a healthcare system, used CBPR principles to translate epidemiological, behavioral, and demographic data into understandable, comprehensive, yet concise mini reports for each coalition. A cyclical and iterative process was used to draft, revise, and optimize these mini reports to raise awareness about lung cancer disparities in the community and to provide information to help guide the development of interventions that address these disparities. The use of CBPR principles was a successful way to create mini reports about local lung cancer disparities and risk factors that were usable in individual communities. Local coalitions used the mini reports to educate community members at local meetings, to guide strategic planning, and to disseminate information through their respective websites. Additionally, the process of creating these reports built trust among academic-community partners and provided additional avenues of engagement, such as the involvement of an academic partner in the strategic planning process of a local coalition. Using CBPR processes is an effective way to translate epidemiological data into a community-friendly format to address cancer disparities.
authors.affiliation: Center for Clinical Research, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, PO Box 19664, Springfield, IL, 62794-9664, USA.
authors.forename: Georgia S
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Mueller-Luckey
authors.affiliation: Center for Clinical Research, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, PO Box 19664, Springfield, IL, 62794-9664, USA. wzahnd@siumed.edu.
authors.forename: Whitney E
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5174-8666
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Zahnd
authors.affiliation: Division of Epidemiologic Studies, Illinois Department of Public Health, 535 W. Jefferson St., Springfield, IL, 62761, USA.
authors.forename: Kyle
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Garner
authors.affiliation: Center for Rural Health and Social Service Development, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, 1745 Innovation Drive, Suite C, Carbondale, IL, 62901, USA.
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Heitkamp
authors.affiliation: Center for Clinical Research, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, PO Box 19664, Springfield, IL, 62794-9664, USA.
authors.forename: Wiley D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Jenkins
authors.affiliation: Center for Clinical Research, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, PO Box 19664, Springfield, IL, 62794-9664, USA.
authors.forename: Michael D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Boehler
authors.affiliation: Office of Community Health and Service, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, PO Box 19604, Springfield, IL, 62794-9604, USA.
authors.forename: David E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Steward
mesh_terms: D055812:Community-Based Participatory Research; D054624:Health Status Disparities; D006801:Humans; D007087:Illinois; D008175:Lung Neoplasms; D011634:Public Health; D058028:Research Report; D012424:Rural Population; D035862:Vulnerable Populations
keywords: Community-based participatory research; Health disparities; Lung cancer; Rural