Conducting a formative evaluation of an intervention promoting mammography screening in an American Indian community: The Native Women's Health Project.

Journal: American journal of health education
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is an important public health issue among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) women. However, there are very few published studies describing the evaluation of breast health promotion programs among AI/AN women.

Authors

  • Eleni L Tolma
    Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, Faculty of Public Health, Kuwait University Health Sciences Center, P.O. Box 24923, Safat, 13110 Kuwait.
  • Julie A Stoner
    Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 801 NE 13th Street, CHB 309, Oklahoma City, OK 73126, x 49480.
  • Cara Thomas
    Department of Health Promotion Sciences, College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73126.
  • Kimberly Engelman
    Preventive Medicine and Public Health, University of Kansas School of Medicine, 3901 Rainbow Blvd., Kansas City, KS 66160.
  • Ji Li
    Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, 801 NE 13th Street, CHB 203, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, x 30126.
  • Aleksandar Dichkov
    Department of Health Promotion Sciences, College of Public Health, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73126.
  • Norma Neely
    American Indian Institute, University of Oklahoma, 1639 Cross Center Drive, Norman, OK 73019.

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