Cancer
Volume 104, Issue 12 SUPPL., 2005, Pages 2916-2919

AANCART Best Practices: Cancer awareness activities for Seattle's Cambodian community (Conference Paper)

Seng P. , Acorda E. , Jackson J.C. , Marchand A. , Thai H. , Tu S.-P. , Taylor V.*
  • a Refugee and Immigrant Health Promotion Program, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA, United States
  • b Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, United States
  • c Refugee and Immigrant Health Promotion Program, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA, United States, Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
  • d Refugee and Immigrant Health Promotion Program, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA, United States
  • e Refugee and Immigrant Health Promotion Program, Harborview Medical Center, Seattle, WA, United States
  • f Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States
  • g Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, United States, Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, United States, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Ave. North (M3-B232), Seattle, WA 98109, United States

Abstract

Census data indicate that Cambodian Americans are economically disadvantaged and linguistically isolated. In addition, cancer registry data show that Southeast Asians experience several cancer-related health disparities (e.g., markedly elevated risks of cervical and liver cancer). The Seattle regional Asian American Network for Cancer, Awareness, Research, and Training (AANCART) site has implemented a community-based cancer awareness program for Cambodian immigrants in collaboration with a Cambodian community coalition. Our cancer awareness program has the following goals: to assist individuals and organizations in advocating for a healthy community, to provide information within a cultural context, and to deliver information in ways that are useful and meaningful to the community. The program was guided by a community assessment that included the use of published data as well as information from qualitative interviews, focus groups, and quantitative surveys. Examples of community awareness activities include group presentations at community-based organizations (e.g., during English as a second language classes), health fair participation (including at nontraditional venues such as a farmers' market serving Cambodians), and educational displays in neighborhood locations (e.g., at Cambodian video stores). In addition, the Seattle AANCART site has both inventoried and developed culturally appropriate Khmer language cancer education materials and disseminated materials through the ETHNOMED website. Our approach recognizes that limited English language proficiency may preclude many Cambodians from understanding publicly disseminated information, and Cambodian immigrants are often isolated and tend to stay close to their own neighborhoods. © 2005 American Cancer Society.

Author Keywords

qualitative research Cambodian cancer Asian AANCART

Index Keywords

education immigrant Cambodia community care Neoplasms human priority journal cancer risk Washington Benchmarking health program Humans Asian Americans Asian American cultural factor Conference Paper cancer registry Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice cancer control liver cancer health care organization awareness health education uterine cervix cancer Community Health Planning quantitative analysis health care delivery
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-29144462610&doi=10.1002%2fcncr.21515&partnerID=40&md5=49e0af735fde6ef70f7de0e297728973
DOI: 10.1002/cncr.21515
ISSN: 0008543X
Cited by: 1
Original Language: English