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Cunningham-Erves, Jennifer; Campbell, Lanese; Barlow, Calvin; Barajas, Claudia; Mayo-Gamble, Tilicia; Perry, Michel; Johnson, George – American Journal of Health Education, 2021
Background: The "Healthy Men, Health Communities" program aims to improve preventive behaviors among African American men to reduce HPV-related cancer disparities. Purpose: We describe the development of an educational intervention using cultural-targeting strategies (i.e., linguistics, peripherals, evidence, socio-culture, and…
Descriptors: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Cancer, Learner Engagement, African Americans
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Hill, Barry C.; Black, David R.; Shields, Cleveland G. – Perspectives in Peer Programs, 2016
The purpose of this article is to identify characteristics of Black barbershop clients and barbers in an urban Midwestern city participating in a health promotion program called Affecting Cancer Together (ACT) that are associated with client knowledge about prostate cancer. Statistical analyses examined client and barber characteristics for their…
Descriptors: Cancer, Health Education, Cosmetology, Urban Areas
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Christopher, Suzanne; Gidley, Allison L.; Letiecq, Bethany; Smith, Adina; McCormick, Alma Knows His Gun – Health Education & Behavior, 2008
The Messengers for Health on the Apsaalooke Reservation project uses a community-based participatory research (CBPR) approach and lay health advisors (LHAs) to generate knowledge and awareness about cervical cancer prevention among community members in a culturally competent manner. Northern Plains Native Americans, of whom Apsaalooke women are a…
Descriptors: Participatory Research, Females, American Indians, Health Programs