title: Co-Creating a Culturally Responsive Distance Education Cancer Course with, and for, Alaska's Community Health Workers: Motivations from a Survey of Key Stakeholders.
abstract: To gain input on a proposed culturally responsive, distance-delivered cancer education course informed by empowerment theory and adult-learning principles, Alaska's Community Health Aides/Practitioners (CHA/Ps) and CHA/P leadership were invited to take an online survey in February 2015. The proposed course will be developed as part of the "Distance Education to Engage Alaskan Community Health Aides in Cancer Control" project. The results of the survey demonstrate that respondents are both interested in taking the proposed class and engaging in course development. The results also indicate that respondents have the technological comfort and capacity to be engaged in online learning and have primarily positive experiences and perceptions of distance education. This survey is the beginning of the interactive development of the online cancer education course and part of a continuing endeavor to promote wellness with, and for, Alaska's people by empowering Alaska's CHA/Ps and inspiring positive behavioral change to both prevent cancer and support those who feel its burdens.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Social and Economic Research, University of Alaska Anchorage, 3211 Providence Dr, Anchorage, AK, 99508, USA.
authors.forename: Katie
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cueva
authors.affiliation: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, 3900 Ambassador Dr, Anchorage, AK, 99508, USA.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Revels
authors.affiliation: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, 4000 Ambassador Dr, Anchorage, AK, 99508, USA.
authors.forename: Regina
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kuhnley
authors.affiliation: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, 4000 Ambassador Dr, Anchorage, AK, 99508, USA. mcueva@anthc.org.
authors.forename: Melany
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cueva
authors.affiliation: Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, 3900 Ambassador Dr, Anchorage, AK, 99508, USA.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Lanier
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, UK College of Medicine, 800 Rose Street Room CC444, Lexington, KY, 40536, USA.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dignan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000413:Alaska; D003150:Community Health Workers / Q000193:education*; D054521:Cultural Competency; D020375:Education, Distance / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D009369:Neoplasms; D016730:Program Development; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Adult cancer education; Alaska Native; Cancer education survey; Cancer prevention; Community cancer education; Community health workers; Culturally respectful education; Culturally responsive education; Empowerment theory; Online learning