Colorectal cancer screening rates among American Indians are lower than for any other ethnic group. This intervention seeks to increase the number of American Indians completing one of the recommended screening tests for colorectal cancer. Similar to our Mammography Intervention, this intervention will be delivered using touch screen computers in …Continue Reading
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 …Continue Reading
We currently have scholarship opportunities for Native students who would like to pursue a Master’s in Public Health from KUMC, focusing on breast cancer disparities among American Indians. This program fully funds three students each year for three years (we are currently in our second year) to obtain an MPH, …Continue Reading
Our Mammography Intervention seeks to increase the number of women getting mammograms. The goal is to meet with individuals to create a detailed plan that assists them with navigating the logistics of actually getting to a screening appointment. The entire intervention is being done through touch screen computers that will …Continue Reading
The Kansas Communities Cancer Disparities Network (KCCDN) focuses on reducing cancer disparities in two distinct rural populations: American Indians in northeast Kansas and Latinos in southwest Kansas. Our goal is to work with the communities to improve treatment and increase awareness about cancer prevention, screening, and risk-reduction. In order to …Continue Reading
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women in the United States and ranks second among cancer deaths in women.1 Because of this, early detection is key to survival. American Indians and Alaska Natives (AI/AN) have the poorest recorded 5-year cancer survival rates of any ethnic group and the …Continue Reading
The Community Ambassadors to Cancer Research project brings together American Indian and Latino community members to learn about research. In our pilot of the program, community members met with researchers once a month for 16 months from 2009 – 2010, alternating between the Kansas City Indian Center and el Centro, …Continue Reading
From 2006 to 2008, we conducted a needs assessment of colorectal cancer screening for American Indians in the Kansas City and Northeast Kansas region. We learned a great deal of information from Native people in the area about barriers to obtaining screening. If you are interested in any of our …Continue Reading
From 2006 to 2008, we conducted a needs assessment of mammography for Native women in the Kansas City and Northeast Kansas region. We learned a great deal of information from Native people in the area about barriers to obtaining screening. If you are interested in any of our conclusions from …Continue Reading
Because our current weight loss program is designed for adults, we plan a youth-focused program to begin in 2012. The “Healthy Hawks” curriculum is currently used in urban Kansas City schools. It is a family-based program that meets weekly. All members of the family are welcome and participants are split …Continue Reading
In summer 2010, we began a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping project. GIS mapping is used to help us understand the distribution of health conditions and their risk factors among different populations. This information helps us identify the types of interventions that are needed in different populations to improve health …Continue Reading
The project involves a community weight-loss intervention based on the Diabetes Prevention Program’s “Lifestyle Balance” curriculum, which has been effective at preventing the onset of type 2 diabetes in patients diagnosed with pre-diabetes by facilitating weight loss through long-term lifestyle change. American Indian participants will help culturally tailor the 16-week …Continue Reading