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Aprendiendo de La Vida (Learning from Life): Development of a Radionovela to Promote Preventive Health Care Utilization among Indigenous Farmworkers from Mexico Living in California
Mixtecs and Zapotecs, originating from the Oaxaca area in Mexico, are among the largest indigenous groups of workers in California. Many adults in this community only access the health care system when sick an...
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Facilitators and Challenges to Health Promotion in Black and Latino Churches
Churches are important assets for the African American and Latino communities. They can play a critical role in health promotion, especially in areas that are under-resourced and in which residents have limite...
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Cancer surveillance and preventive services in a diverse sample of breast and colorectal cancer survivors
Cancer survivors diagnosed at an early age remain at risk for cancer recurrence and other chronic diseases. This study assessed engagement in surveillance for recurrence, cancer screening, and other recommende...
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Training Community Health Advisors in African American Churches: Do Training Outcomes Predict Performance?
Programs that utilize Community Health Advisors (CHAs) to promote cancer screening are effective in community settings. However, predictors of CHA performance are not well understood. From 2016 to 2018, we par...
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Open AccessOrganizational readiness for wellness promotion – a survey of 100 African American church leaders in South Los Angeles
Churches are an important asset and a trusted resource in the African American community. We needed a better understanding of their readiness to engage in health promotion before launching a large-scale health...
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Clinician offering is a key factor associated with HPV vaccine uptake among Mexican mothers in the USA and Mexico: a cross-sectional study
To compare the knowledge, beliefs, and practices regarding HPV vaccination among mothers of vaccine-eligible girls in Mexico and the USA.
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Skin Examination Practices Among Melanoma Survivors and Their Children
Many professional organizations recommend skin self-examination (SSE) as a tool for early detection of malignancy among melanoma survivors, a growing population that is at increased risk for new or recurrent m...
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Sun Protection Practices among Children with a Family History of Melanoma: a Pilot Study
The goal of this pilot study was to assess sun protection practices and correlates among children with a family history of melanoma, a high risk and understudied group. Sixty-eight melanoma cases, recruited th...
