scholarly journals Community-Based Family Health History Education: The Role of State Health Agencies in Engaging Medically Underserved Populations in Understanding Genomics and Risk of Chronic Disease

Healthcare ◽  
2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 995-1017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Laura Senier ◽  
Michael Shields ◽  
Rachael Lee ◽  
Lauren Nicoll ◽  
Danielle Falzon ◽  
...  
Author(s):  
Naomi N. Duke ◽  
Todd M. Jensen ◽  
Krista M. Perreira ◽  
V. Joseph Hotz ◽  
Kathleen Mullan Harris

2020 ◽  
Vol 37 (1) ◽  
pp. 231-234 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tasha Woodall ◽  
Melinda Ramage ◽  
John T. LaBruyere ◽  
William McLean ◽  
Casey R. Tak

2016 ◽  
Vol 21 (3) ◽  
pp. 346-355 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vivian M. Rodríguez ◽  
Rosalie Corona ◽  
Joann N. Bodurtha ◽  
John M. Quillin

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephanie Ioannou ◽  
Kyle Sutherland ◽  
Daniel A. Sussman ◽  
Amar R. Deshpande

Abstract Adherence to colorectal cancer screening is suboptimal, particularly in medically underserved populations. We report here on our assessment of the impact of offering a blood-based screening test on screening rates in a health fair setting. Patients attending student-run health fairs who met colon cancer screening guideline eligibility criteria received a recommendation to attend that screening station. Patients were offered recommended accepted screening methods, and if they declined they were offered blood-based testing. Screening rates, test outcomes, and the rate of follow up completion of colonoscopy were measured and compared with historic screening outcomes. Of 1401 screening eligible patients, 640 (45.7%) attended the colon cancer screening station, of whom 460 were eligible for assessment. Amongst these, none selected colonoscopy, 30 (6.5%) selected FIT, and 430 (93.5%) selected blood-based testing. Only 2 patients returned the FIT. For the blood test, 88 were positive, and 20 of these received a follow up colonoscopy. Based on this assessment, blood-based testing is an effective method to increase screening rates in medically underserved populations, though efforts to further improve access to follow up colonoscopy are necessary.


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