title: Casting a Wider Net: Engaging Community Health Worker Clients and Their Families in Cancer Prevention.
abstract: Engaging family members in an intervention to prevent breast and cervical cancer can be a way to reach underserved women; however, little is known about whether family member recruitment reaches at-risk women. This study reports the kin relationship and risk characteristics of family members who chose to participate in the Kin Keeper(SM) cancer prevention intervention, delivered by community health workers (CHWs) via existing community programs. African American, Latina, and Arab family members reported risk factors for inadequate screening, including comorbid health conditions and inadequate breast or cervical cancer literacy. CHW programs can be leveraged to reach underserved families with cancer preventive interventions.
authors.affiliation: Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
authors.forename: Lee Anne
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Roman
authors.affiliation: University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.
authors.forename: Ruth Enid
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Zambrana
authors.affiliation: Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
authors.forename: Sabrina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ford
authors.affiliation: Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan.
authors.forename: Cristian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Meghea
authors.affiliation: Nursing Distinguished Professor of Women's Health, College of Nursing, The Ohio State University, 362 Newton Hall, 1585 Neil Ave, Columbus, OH 43210. Email: Williams.5963@osu.edu.
authors.forename: Karen Patricia
authors.initials: KP
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control; D003150:Community Health Workers / Q000193:education*; D055088:Early Detection of Cancer; D005006:Ethnicity / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008403:Mass Screening; D008824:Michigan; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D002583:Uterine Cervical Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000517:prevention & control