Cancer Educational Brochures

During our needs assessments, one of the things we heard from people many times was the need for culturally-specific educational information about different cancers, especially information with specifics about how to get screened for cancers in this area.  We have searched around the country for this information and have found some Native-specific brochures, which are available free of charge from us upon request.  However, we did not find exactly what our participants were asking for.  Therefore, we have decided to create new brochures that will give people the precise information that they want.  We are developing a series of brochures focusing on different cancers, beginning with breast and colorectal cancer, that have information specific to American Indians and specific to this part of the country where possible.  The brochures will also have information about where to get free and low-cost screening and how to contact those locations.  Each series will have the following brochures: general facts about the cancer, screening information, the next step after a positive screen, and what to do if someone you love has that cancer.  Once we have completed brochures for major cancers, we will develop brochures about other health outcomes.