The effect of information in the utilization of preventive health-care strategies: An application to breast cancer

2008 ◽  
Vol 17 (6) ◽  
pp. 721-731 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julia Witt
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Preventive Health Care ◽  
Preventive Health ◽  
Health Care Strategies

Developing a Model American Indian Intergenerational Youth Health Messenger Program to Promote Breast Cancer Screening

2016 ◽  
Vol 40 (4) ◽  
pp. 101-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shannon M. A. Sparks ◽  
Lisa L. Tiger ◽  
Alexandra A. Tiger
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Intergenerational Relationships ◽  
Preventive Health Care ◽  
Preventive Health ◽  
Adult Women ◽  
Breast Health ◽  
Youth Health ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Promote Breast Cancer

This article details the development of an innovative, community-based intergenerational youth health messenger program in partnership with local youth which leverages intergenerational relationships within AI/AN families, training youth to deliver health messages to related adult women that encourage preventive health care, specifically breast health screenings. Youth health messengers convince women to attend to their own preventive health care by simultaneously communicating the importance of preventive screenings while utilizing the strength of their intergenerational relationships as both social capital and an inspirational motivator. Implications of the model and its approach for AI/AN women, the participating youth, and the larger community are discussed.

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