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Breast Cancer Screening Evidence-Based Programs Listing

Examples of Patient Navigation Services to Increase Cancer Screening, which are recommended by the Community Preventive Services Task Force
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Program Area Sub Categories Population Focus Suitable Settings Level of Change Program Focus Community Type Age Age Sex Race/Ethnicity Origination Program Materials Language Purpose Program URL Sub Topics
Breast Health Education Among Hispanic Elderly Women
Intervention Category: Patient Navigation Services to Increase Cancer Screening, Group education interventions, Client reminder interventions, Multicomponent Interventions and Interventions to reduce structural barriers for clients
Breast Cancer Screening Adults; Health Care Providers or Staff; People with Lower SES Community-Based Settings; Health Care Facilities Individual; Interpersonal; Organizational or System Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Healthcare Satisfaction and/or Utilization; Policy, Systems, or Environmental Change Not Specified 65+ Years (Older Adults) 65+ Years Female Hispanic or Latino United States Spanish Designed to promote mammography screening by increasing awareness of breast cancer and addressing barriers to obtaining a mammogram. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=312766
Empower + Logistic Assistance
Intervention Category: Patient Navigation Services to Increase Cancer Screening, Group education interventions, Multicomponent Interventions and Interventions Engaging Community Health Workers
Breast Cancer Screening Racial and Ethnic Minorities Community-Based Settings Individual; Interpersonal Capability or Motivation for Behavior Change; Healthcare Satisfaction and/or Utilization; Patient Navigation Suburban or Urban 40-65 Years (Adults); 65+ Years (Older Adults) 40-65 Years ; 65+ Years Female Hispanic or Latino United States English; Spanish The program is designed to increase mammography screening among Latina women. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=36374107
Kukui Ahi (Light the Way): Patient Navigation
Intervention Category: Patient Navigation Services to Increase Cancer Screening, Group education interventions, Client reminder interventions, Multicomponent Interventions and Interventions to reduce structural barriers for clients
Breast Cancer Screening; Cervical Cancer Screening; Colorectal Cancer Screening; Prostate Cancer Screening Medicare or Medicaid Beneficiaries; Racial and Ethnic Minorities; Underserved Rural Communities Email, Website, Phone, Postal Mail, or Mass Media; Health Care Facilities Individual Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Healthcare Satisfaction and/or Utilization; Patient Navigation Rural 65+ Years (Older Adults) 65+ Years Female; Male Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander United States English Designed to promote cancer screening among adults. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=26140843
Mammography Promotion and Facilitated Appointments Through Community-based Influenza Clinics
Intervention Category: Small media interventions, Patient Navigation Services to Increase Cancer Screening, Client reminder interventions and Multicomponent Interventions
Breast Cancer Screening Adults; Underserved Rural Communities Community-Based Settings; Health Care Facilities Individual Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Healthcare Satisfaction and/or Utilization Rural 40-65 Years (Adults); 65+ Years (Older Adults) 40-65 Years ; 65+ Years Female White (not Hispanic or Latino) United States English Designed to promote breast cancer screening by encouraging women to schedule a mammography appointment. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=305499
Maximizing Mammography Participation
Intervention Category: Patient Navigation Services to Increase Cancer Screening and Client reminder interventions
Breast Cancer Screening Adults Email, Website, Phone, Postal Mail, or Mass Media; Health Care Facilities Individual Capability or Motivation for Behavior Change; Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Healthcare Satisfaction and/or Utilization; Patient Navigation Suburban or Urban 40-65 Years (Adults); 65+ Years (Older Adults) 40-65 Years ; 65+ Years Female American Indian; Asian; Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino); White (not Hispanic or Latino) United States English Designed to increase breast cancer screening by encouraging women to schedule and keep mammography appointments. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=236253
North Carolina Breast Cancer Screening Program
Intervention Category: Small media interventions, One-on-one education interventions, Patient Navigation Services to Increase Cancer Screening, Group education interventions and Multicomponent Interventions
Breast Cancer Screening Adults; People with Lower SES; Underserved Rural Communities Community-Based Settings; Faith-Based Settings Community; Individual Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Healthcare Satisfaction and/or Utilization Rural 40-65 Years (Adults); 65+ Years (Older Adults) 40-65 Years ; 65+ Years Female Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino) United States English Designed to promote breast cancer screening by encouraging women to schedule a mammography appointment. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=566594
Peer-Navigator Breast Cancer Screening Program for Korean-American Women
Intervention Category: One-on-one education interventions, Patient Navigation Services to Increase Cancer Screening, Client reminder interventions and Multicomponent Interventions
Follow-up to Abnormal Screening Results Adults; People who are Underinsured; People with Limited English-Proficiency; People with Lower SES; Racial and Ethnic Minorities Email, Website, Phone, Postal Mail, or Mass Media; Health Care Facilities Individual; Interpersonal Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Healthcare Satisfaction and/or Utilization; Patient Navigation Suburban or Urban 40-65 Years (Adults); 65+ Years (Older Adults) 40-65 Years ; 65+ Years Female Asian United States English; Korean Designed to increase breast cancer screening among low-income Korean-American adults. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=1534129
Prevention Care Management
Intervention Category: Patient Navigation Services to Increase Cancer Screening and Client reminder interventions
Breast Cancer Screening; Cervical Cancer Screening; Colorectal Cancer Screening Health Care Providers or Staff; People with Lower SES; Racial and Ethnic Minorities Email, Website, Phone, Postal Mail, or Mass Media; Health Care Facilities Individual; Interpersonal Capability or Motivation for Behavior Change; Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Healthcare Satisfaction and/or Utilization; Patient Navigation; Policy, Systems, or Environmental Change Suburban or Urban 40-65 Years (Adults); 65+ Years (Older Adults) 40-65 Years ; 65+ Years Female Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino); Hispanic or Latino United States English Designed to help increase cancer screening among underserved women. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=295722
Project SAFe (Screening Adherence Follow-Up Program)
Intervention Category: One-on-one education interventions, Patient Navigation Services to Increase Cancer Screening, Client reminder interventions and Multicomponent Interventions
Follow-up to Abnormal Screening Results Health Care Providers or Staff; People with Limited English-Proficiency; People with Lower SES; Racial and Ethnic Minorities Email, Website, Phone, Postal Mail, or Mass Media; Health Care Facilities Individual; Interpersonal; Organizational or System Capability or Motivation for Behavior Change; Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Healthcare Satisfaction and/or Utilization; Patient Navigation; Policy, Systems, or Environmental Change; Quality of Life Suburban or Urban 18-39 Years (Young Adults); 40-65 Years (Adults); 65+ Years (Older Adults) 18-39 Years ; 40-65 Years ; 65+ Years Female Asian; Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino); Hispanic or Latino; Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander; White (not Hispanic or Latino) United States English Designed to improve follow-up among low-income, ethnic minority women with abnormal mammograms. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=307723
The Robeson County Outreach Screening and Education (ROSE) Project
Intervention Category: Small media interventions, One-on-one education interventions, Patient Navigation Services to Increase Cancer Screening and Multicomponent Interventions
Breast Cancer Screening Adults; People with Lower SES; Underserved Rural Communities Email, Website, Phone, Postal Mail, or Mass Media; Homes Individual Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Healthcare Satisfaction and/or Utilization; Patient Navigation Rural 40-65 Years (Adults); 65+ Years (Older Adults) 40-65 Years ; 65+ Years Female American Indian; Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino); White (not Hispanic or Latino) United States English Designed to increase mammography screening by addressing barriers to obtaining a mammogram among low-income, rural women. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=312185