Partnering to Reduce Colon Cancer Health Disparities Among the American Indian Population in Michigan
American Indian and Alaska Native people experience higher rates of several cancers, including lung, colorectal, liver, stomach, and kidney cancers, compared to non-Hispanic White people in the United States. Cancer disparities are also prominent among the American Indian population and vary by regi...
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| author | Noel Pingatore Angela Lewis Precht Georgetta Alverson Glenn Copeland Betty Jahnke Andrea Dwyer Robey B. Champine |
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| description | American Indian and Alaska Native people experience higher rates of several cancers, including lung, colorectal, liver, stomach, and kidney cancers, compared to non-Hispanic White people in the United States. Cancer disparities are also prominent among the American Indian population and vary by region. Disproportionately high rates of colon cancer were identified among three tribal communities in Michigan by linking each tribe’s enrollment roster to the state cancer registry. In response, in 2015 the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan received funding from the Office of Minority Health within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to work with the three tribes to develop and implement the Tribal Colon Cancer Collaborative Project. The project used a community-based participatory research approach and a learning collaborative model to implement a multipronged initiative intended to improve colon cancer screening rates and outcomes among the three tribal communities. Local tribal coordinators were trained in the use of evidence-based interventions, including patient navigation and quality improvement processes, and implemented activities within their respective tribal health settings. Preliminary findings indicated increased colon cancer screening rates and improved rates of early stage cancer diagnoses. This paper describes the processes involved in implementing the project in collaboration with local tribal coordinators and the details of their journey toward improved colon cancer health outcomes. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-975179b2633a404881d146844b167dca2023-08-29T21:07:12ZengThe University of AlabamaJournal of Community Engagement and Scholarship1944-12072837-80752022-07-0113210.54656/WIRF4692Partnering to Reduce Colon Cancer Health Disparities Among the American Indian Population in MichiganNoel Pingatore0Angela Lewis Precht1Georgetta Alverson2Glenn Copeland3Betty Jahnke4Andrea Dwyer5Robey B. Champine6Michigan State University & Inter-Tribal Council of MichiganMichigan Public Health InstituteMichigan Department of Health and Human Services, Division of Vital RecordsMichigan Department of Health and Human Services (retired)Bay Mills Indian Community, Ellen Marshall Memorial Wellness CenterUniversity of ColoradoMichigan State University and Yale School of Medicine, Division of Community ResearchAmerican Indian and Alaska Native people experience higher rates of several cancers, including lung, colorectal, liver, stomach, and kidney cancers, compared to non-Hispanic White people in the United States. Cancer disparities are also prominent among the American Indian population and vary by region. Disproportionately high rates of colon cancer were identified among three tribal communities in Michigan by linking each tribe’s enrollment roster to the state cancer registry. In response, in 2015 the Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan received funding from the Office of Minority Health within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to work with the three tribes to develop and implement the Tribal Colon Cancer Collaborative Project. The project used a community-based participatory research approach and a learning collaborative model to implement a multipronged initiative intended to improve colon cancer screening rates and outcomes among the three tribal communities. Local tribal coordinators were trained in the use of evidence-based interventions, including patient navigation and quality improvement processes, and implemented activities within their respective tribal health settings. Preliminary findings indicated increased colon cancer screening rates and improved rates of early stage cancer diagnoses. This paper describes the processes involved in implementing the project in collaboration with local tribal coordinators and the details of their journey toward improved colon cancer health outcomes.https://account.jces.ua.edu/index.php/s-j-jces/article/view/105American Indiancolon cancerhealth disparitiesquality improvement |
| spellingShingle | Noel Pingatore Angela Lewis Precht Georgetta Alverson Glenn Copeland Betty Jahnke Andrea Dwyer Robey B. Champine Partnering to Reduce Colon Cancer Health Disparities Among the American Indian Population in Michigan Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship American Indian colon cancer health disparities quality improvement |
| title | Partnering to Reduce Colon Cancer Health Disparities Among the American Indian Population in Michigan |
| title_full | Partnering to Reduce Colon Cancer Health Disparities Among the American Indian Population in Michigan |
| title_fullStr | Partnering to Reduce Colon Cancer Health Disparities Among the American Indian Population in Michigan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Partnering to Reduce Colon Cancer Health Disparities Among the American Indian Population in Michigan |
| title_short | Partnering to Reduce Colon Cancer Health Disparities Among the American Indian Population in Michigan |
| title_sort | partnering to reduce colon cancer health disparities among the american indian population in michigan |
| topic | American Indian colon cancer health disparities quality improvement |
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