Community Strategies to Address Cancer Disparities in Appalachian Kentucky
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13854008 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nancy Schoenberg (0000-0002-4227-6326, University of Kentucky, corresponding author), Nancy E Schoenberg, Britteny M Howell (0000-0002-9724-5367), Nell Fields |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 35 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 31-43 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Family & Community Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0160-6379 • E-ISSN: 1550-5057 |
| Publisher | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1097/fch.0b013e3182385d2c |
| PMID | 22143486 |
| PMCID | PMC3262170 |
| OpenAlex | W2011562676 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 6 |
| References cited | 28 |
Central Appalachian residents suffer disproportionate health disparities, including an all-cancer mortality rate 17% higher than the general population. During 10 focus groups and 19 key informant interviews, 91 Appalachian residents identified cancer screening challenges and strategies. Challenges included (1) inadequate awareness of screening need, (2) insufficient access to screening, and (3) lack of privacy. Strategies included (1) witnessing/storytelling, (2) capitalizing on family history, (3) improving publicity about screening resources, (4) relying on lay health advisors, and (5) bundling preventive services. These insights shaped our community-based participatory research intervention and offered strategies to others working in Appalachia, rural locales, and other traditionally underserved communities
Appalachia · Appalachian Region · Cancer · Cancer screening · Community-based participatory research · Environmental health · Focus group · Geography · Health equity · Intervention (counseling · Participatory action research · Political science · Population · Public health · Publicity · Sociology · Cancer survivorship and care · Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection · Global Cancer Incidence and Screening · Medicine · Nursing · Gerontology
Enhancing the role of faith-based organizations to improve health
Fatalism Moderates the Relationship Between Family History of Cardiovascular Disease and Engagement in Health‐Promoting Behaviors Among At‐Risk Rural Kentuckians
Identifying risk factors for adverse lung health outcomes among rural Appalachian women
Assessing the Effectiveness of Cancer Screening Interventions Targeting Appalachian Populations
Rural Appalachian Perspectives on Heart Health
The social life of health behaviors
Sampling in Qualitative Research
Prevalence of multiple chronic disease risk factors
Lay Health Advisor Interventions Among Hispanics/Latinos
Colorectal Cancer Screening Practices Among Men and Women in Rural and Nonrural Areas of the United States, 1999
Appalachian Women's Perceptions of Their Community's Health Threats
The Appalachia Cancer Network
Community Partnerships, Food Pantries, and an Evidence‐Based Intervention to Increase Mammography Among Rural Women
Faith Moves Mountains
A Coordinated School Health Approach to Obesity Prevention Among Appalachian Youth
Outreach to Multiethnic, Multicultural, and Multilingual Women for Breast Cancer and Cervical Cancer Education and Screening
Community interventions and effective prevention
Codebook Development for Team-Based Qualitative Analysis
Key Informants' Perspectives Prior to Beginning a Cervical Cancer Study in Ohio Appalachia
| Unique citing works | 6 |
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| Citations per year | 0.46 |
| Citation span | 2013 - 2025 (13) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 6 |