Browsing by Author "Hatcher, Jennifer"
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Improving Mammography Rates of African American Women: Sisters Educated in Emergency Departments
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Sunday, July 24, 2016: Purpose: The purpose of this presentation is to describe a series of studies conducted to develop an intervention to promote mammography screening among African American women ... -
Perceptions Contributing to Cervical Cancer Screening Decisions in African Born Immigrant Women
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Sunday, July 26, 2015: Purpose: Disparities in cervical cancer screenings exist for foreign born women in the United States (Hurtado-de-Mendoza, Song, Kigen, Jennings, Nwabukwu, and Sheppard (2014). ... -
A Review of Primary Care Providers' Attitudes Toward Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning People
(2016-07-13)Session presented on Sunday, July 24, 2016: Background: Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning (LGBTQ) individuals experience health disparities at higher rates than their heterosexual counterparts, and some ... -
Using Lay Health Workers to Promote Mammography Screening with African-American Women in the Emergency Department: An RCT
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Saturday, July 25, 2015: Background: Although the majority of U.S. women currently obtain mammograms African American women continue to face challenges to adherence to breast cancer screening guidelines. ... -
Using Social Media and Text Messages to Promote Health in African-Americans: #HeartHealthyandCancerFree
(2016-03-17)Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015: Purpose: African Americans suffer disparity from both cancer and cardiovascular disease. For example, the prevalence of hypertension among African Americans is the highest of ...
