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Enhancement, Prevention, and Technology Center “Tell A Friend” About Mammogram Screening South Central Educational Development, Inc. “TELL A FRIEND” About Mammogram Screening. Breast and Cervical Cancers and African American Women Project CORD, Community Outreach to Reduce health Disparities Community Outreach to Reduce health Disparities”Tell A Friend "About Mammogram Screenings Project Overview and Outcomes REACH US Regional Conference August 22nd-24 Presented By: Darryl Cannady Executive Director South Central Educational Development, Inc. Community Outreach to Reduce health Disparities”Tell A Friend "About Mammogram Screenings Project-CORD, a group of African American churches working to reduce health disparities in southern West Virginia. Curriculum Adapted from Seattle Department of Health. Target Population: African American women age 18-65 living in rural and underserved communities of Southern West Virginia. McDowell and Mercer Counties. “Tell A Friend” Intervention Goals 1. To Promote access to the high quality, evidence-based Cancer trainings Targeting underserved African Americans women cancer patients, and cancer survivors. 2. To Improve access to and utilization of evidence-based cancer training for 14 to 20 rural underserved African American women Leaders living in southern West Virginia, including those who are under- or un-insured to increase access to cancer screenings and care. “Tell A Friend” Intervention Goals 3. To Educate health care professionals, and students about cultural sensitivity and cancer survivorship through providing workshops at the Minority Health Disparities in Rural Appalachia Conference on “Tell A Friend” About Mammogram Screenings. Objectives 1 Recruit10-20 community leaders and stakeholders, church members, health care professionals, and survivors to participate in a community advisory board in McDowell and Mercer counties. Measured By: The number of participants attending meetings Participants sign in sheets Status: Complete recruitment of participants from McDowell and Mercer Counties. Objective 2 Recruit, educate/train 12 to 24 female cancer survivors as Role Models utilizing the “Tell A Friend” Adaptation of a model research tested intervention program, targeting local churches and inviting survivors to participate in the program. Measured by: number of registration forms, sign in sheets, Training evaluation forms, Pre and Post Knowledge Retention Test. Status: Complete 60 Letters of invitation to churches and community groups 4 Church Responses and 1 social group 12 African American women participated in the leaders training. Objective 2, Leaders Training Leaders Training of “Tell A Friend” About Mammograms Screenings. Pre Test (base line Knowledge). Local Cancer Statistic. Facilitation Skills utilizing Visual Tools (DVD). Community Education Program Tools (CD). Breast Health Education Resources. Presentation and overview of the West Virginia Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program Free Services. Referral to Care Systems Post Test Objective 3 Implementation of “Tell A Friend” About Mammograms Screenings Educational Workshops. Community Partners Mercer County Mount Zion Baptist Church Infirmity Prayer Services Memorial Chapel Scott Street Baptist Church ASOLHAA Social Group @ Bluefield State College (HBCU) Community Partners McDowell County McDowell County Commission On Aging Council of Catholic Charity Services Workshop Outcomes. 110 Community Residents Participated in the Workshops 84 African American Women 17 Caucasian Women 6 Hispanic Women 3 Men Referrals to the West Virginia Breast and Cervical Cancer Program Free Screening. 22 Women from McDowell County 18 Women from Mercer County Evaluations 90 % of the participants stated “I feel good about my ability to apply the new skills and information in teaching others”. 96.7% of the participants stated “The workshop activities were helpful in applying the information”. 97.8 % of the participants stated “I learned of resources for information, screening, and treatment”. Evaluation Question What did you like most about “Tell A Friend”? The information I could tell many friends about the program Learning more about health care and taking care of yourself Knowing what to say and how to say it Highly informative and well organized. The food was fantastic and served before the workshop which was a great idea It was very informative and I get to understand the topic better and very interactive The environment of the workshop was very comfortable, encouraging The information and handouts will be very helpful - knowing how to take care of your body and verbalize it to the doctor “Tell A Friend” Community Meeting Referrals to Services WVBCCSP 1-800-642-8522 • Thelma Workman WVBCCSP Specialist Region 1 1-304-324-2841 Cancer Centers • Joan C. Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center @ Marshall University, Huntington, WV. • Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center @ WVU, Morgantown, WV. American Cancer Society 1-800-ACS-2345 Nation Cancer Institute’s Cancer Information Services WWW.Cancer.Gov 1-800-4-CANCER Komen Funded Programs Project Director Amount awarded project description Belington Community Medical Services Association Inc Debbie Schoonover 304823-2800 $32,500 to fund an education and [email protected] screening program et Braxton County Memorial Hospital Shawn Hunter 304-3645156 $20,500 to fund an education and shawn.hunter@braxtonm screening program emorial.org Cabell Huntington Hospital Marsha Dillow 304-526- $35,000 to fund an education and 2271 [email protected] screening program Grant County Health Department Sandria L GLasscock 304-257-4922 $35,000 to fund an education, Sandria.L.Glasscock@wv. screening and treatment program gov Cont’ Harrison-Clarksburg Health Department Margaret Howe 304-6239308 [email protected] $20,000 to fund and education, screening and clinical trials professional education program $18,380 to fund and Holzer Medical Center/Holzer Beth Robinson 740-446-5474 education and screening Center for Cancer Care [email protected] program Jackson General Hospital Trinity Swain 304-373-1525 [email protected] $35,000 to fund an education and screening program Lewis County Family Resource Jacqueline S Weeks 304-269- $20,800 to fund an education Network 4000 [email protected] and screening program Cont’ McDowell County FACES Kathie Whitt 304-436-5255 [email protected] $31,632 to create a breast health education,outreach and referral program Rainelle Medical Center Jeff Ripley 304-438-6118 [email protected] $20,000 to conduct a vreast cancer screening program WVU Foundation-MBRCC $35,000 to fund an Susan L. Faulkner 304-293education, screening and 0948 [email protected] treatment program WVU Foundation- MBRCC $24,500 to conduct clinical Scot C. Remick 304-293-0781 trials professional education [email protected] programs Con’t Wheeling Hospital Deborah Radosevich 304$27,800 to fund an 243-5115 education,screening and dradosevich@wheelinghos treatment program pital.org $356,112. total funds granted For Additional Information about “Tell A Friend” or South Central Educational Development, Inc. Program and Services , Contact: Darryl Cannady Executive Director South Central Educaitonal Development, Inc 601 Bland Street P.O. Box 4322 Bluefield, WV. 24701 304-325-6105 [email protected] Training Center Board/Meeting Room Full Kitchen Kitchen Serving Area Food Services Computer Lab “Land Of Rock” Community Based Recording Studio and Media 64 Track Digital Recording Studio Youth Camp “Land Of Rock” Youth Camp “Land Of Rock