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Colorectal Cancer Screening Evidence-Based Programs Listing

The Community Preventive Services Task Force (CPSTF) finds insufficient evidence to determine the effectiveness of mass media interventions in increasing screening for colorectal cancer because too few studies qualified for the review.
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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
Targeting Cancer in Blacks (TCiB)
Intervention Category: Small media interventions, Group education interventions, Multicomponent Interventions and Mass media interventions
Breast Cancer Screening; Colorectal Cancer Screening; Cervical Cancer Screening Adults; Racial and Ethnic Minorities Community-Based Settings; Email, Website, Phone, Postal Mail, or Mass Media; Faith-Based Settings; Health Care Facilities; Workplaces Community Cognitive or Psychosocial Determinants; Healthcare Satisfaction and/or Utilization; Policy, Systems, or Environmental Change 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; Male Black or African American (not Hispanic or Latino) United States English Designed to promote cancer screening among African American adults. https://ebccp.cancercontrol.cancer.gov/programDetails.do?programId=310347