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Development of Cervical Cancer Prevention Workshops for Hmong and Karenni Women Through a Community-Academic Partnership

Tana Chongsuwat, MD, MPH; Evan R. Decker, MPH; Molly Wilde, BA; Megan B. Fitzpatrick, MD; Mayhoua Moua

WMJ. 2024;123(5):339-343.

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ABSTRACT

Background: In the United States, Southeast Asian immigrant and refugee women face many barriers to cervical cancer screening. This work describes and evaluates the use of community health workers and community-based participatory research in providing community-level interventions through a community-academic partnership to address these barriers.

Methods: Community advisory board members and mother–daughter dyads were recruited to help develop and refine cervical cancer educational materials.

Results: Feedback from 9 community advisory board members and 5 mother-daughter dyads identified areas for improvement to increase cultural sensitivity of materials and ensure the equity of voices during discussions.

Conclusions: Through this community-academic partnership, we developed cervical cancer prevention educational materials and workshops for Southeast Asian immigrant and refugee communities to serve as a resource to future cervical cancer screening programs.

Author Affiliations: University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health, Madison, Wisonsin (Chongsuwat, Decker, Fitzpatrick); Boston College, Boston, Massachusetts (Wilde); Milwaukee Consortium for Hmong Health, Inc, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (Moua).
Corresponding Author: Tana Chongsuwat, MD, MPH, 610 N Whitney Way, STE 200, Madison, WI 53705-2700; phone 224.260.1666; email chongsuwat@wisc.edu; ORCID ID 0000-0002-1129-0942
Funding/Support: Dr Chongsuwat was supported by the University of Wisconsin (UW) Department of Family Medicine and Community Health Primary Care Research Fellowship, funded by grant T32HP10010 from the Health Resources and Services Administration. This project was supported in part by grant 1UL1TR002373 to UW Institute for Clinical and Translational Research from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences (NCATS). The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH.
Financial Disclosures: None declared.
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