Tag: cancer
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Free Cervical and Breast Cancer Screenings Offered in North Minneapolis
N. in Minneapolis. To make an appointment, call 612-767-9197 (English), 612-767-9161 (Spanish), 612-767-3120 (Hmong), and 612-767-9160 (Somali). Walk-ins are also welcome. Interpreters will be available to help patients. Somali and African American … Read Full Article
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Tailored lay health educator program ups CRC screening
(HealthDay)—An intervention involving bilingual/bicultural lay health educator (LHE) education can increase colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among Hmong-Americans, according to a study published online Aug. 26 in Cancer. Elisa K. Tong, M.D., from the … Read Full Article
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Lay health educators increase CRC screening in Southeast Asian immigrants
Americans of Hmong descent were more likely to undergo screening for colorectal cancer when given information by trained bilingual/bicultural Hmong lay health educators, according to the results of a cluster randomized controlled trial recently published … Read Full Article
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Lay educators help boost colorectal screening rates in Hmong
Hmong Americans are more likely to understand the importance of colorectal cancer screening and to get screened when they’re provided information by specially trained Hmong lay health educators, new research from UC Davis has found. The study by Elisa … Read Full Article
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(Castellanos, 7/7) In other news, a cancer coalition reaches out to a community that has distrust in invasive medical procedures — KQED: In Fresno, Cancer Screening Advocates Reach Out To Hmong Community Older members of the Hmong community, in … Read Full Article
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In Fresno, Cancer Screening Advocates Reach Out to Hmong Community
At a community center in southeast Fresno, dozens of Hmong seniors gather for a health fair. They tentatively approach tables with pamphlets in Hmong and English on breast cancer screenings, how to safely dispose medicine, and other health topics. Read Full Article
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Cultural Beliefs Leave Some California Communities Uneasy with Health Care
But what if your cultural beliefs discourage you from seeing a doctor? For the Hmong community in the Central Valley, that’s led to high rates of death from cancer. Reporter: Farida Jhabvala-Romero Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by … Read Full Article