Outreach Call Program As previously mentioned, there is a significant reduction in the utilization of screening modalities among the African American adult population. Albright, Richardson, Kempe, and Wallace (2014) evaluated an intervention, which involves the use of a congruent vocal modality in order to conduct outreach calls to promote colorectal cancer screening among African American adults. In the said study, the investigators utilized African American voices in conducting automated phone
There must be a strategic plan in place to achieve a successful program, and that requires the use of the SWOT Analysis model. (Shi & Johnson, 2012). By determining the strength, the weakness, the opportunity, and the threats of a program, there is a chance that the organization’s strategic planning remains sustainable (Shi et al., 2012). Also, each area of a well develop SWOT analysis (See Appendix A) must be able to complement one another. For example, based on the SWOT result, the organizational
Goldwasser (2009) accepted that being diagnosed with cancer comes as a terrible shock for most people and those affected may look back on the experience and remember it as all being 'a bit of a dream. Often they are given information that they are only able to take in part of what they are told. As the news sinks in and they are ready to talk about what is going to happen, the most important thing to remember is that it is their body they are discussing. People must be allowed to make decisions
For this evaluation, it was divided into three aspect of recommendation. 1. Capacity building 2. Knowledge transfer (resources) 3. Implementation Capacity building Throughout the findings, there are weaknesses occur in some part of the program. The outcome may allow the evaluation recommendation for the future needs of improvement. Firstly, LSACC need to find partnerships to enable the continued delivery of LTSACC train-the-trainer workshops but still in current format. Need should be given to
associated to LS cancers, as PCP support is influential in an individual’s ability to adjust to carrier status and acceptance of surveillance regimens (Marquez et al., 2013; Marzuillo et al., 2013). PCP’s knowledge of LS screening of patients with cancers in a health care delivery organizations can be instrumental in assessing of LS, implementation, and knowledge of collaborating with a genetic team in a patients care, ensuring test completion and follow up to abnormal screening, which can result
Implications for Nursing Practice Colon cancer is a lethal disease and remains one of the leading causes of cancer related deaths in the United States (Williams et al, 2016). Despite the overall decline in colorectal cancer (CRC), African Americans (AAs) continue to lag behind and have a higher prevalence, mortality, and the lowest survival rate among any other racial group (Williams et al., 2016). For this reason, some professional organizations recommend screening for AAs start at the age of 45 rather
of life through the prevention and control of disease, injury, and disability,” (CDC, 2012, p. 1). The organization has a focus of decreasing the health and economic disadvantages of the principal reasons of demise and incapacity through diverse programs, thus safeguarding an extended, prolific, vigorous life for people, (CDC, 2012). This paper will expound on The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and it is enhancement to the fundamental operations
A Clinical Capstone Proposal Presented to the Faculty of the School of Health Sciences La Salle University In Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree Doctor of Nursing Practice By Jordan Hopchik Doctor of Nursing Practice Program COPYRIGHT BY JORDAN HOPCHIK 2014 Title of Clinical Capstone Proposal: A NEEDS ASSESSMENT SURVEY FOR A GASTROENTEROLOGY ENDOSCOPY COMMUNITY OF PRACTICE Author: Jordan Hopchik Approved
act but I am just going to focus on a few I find the most relevant. The first topic I am going to cover is how the Health Care Law benefits us as people. The law lays this out by having a better value for us as people, having a stronger Medicare program, promising to provide us better health care with better options to choose from than what we were receiving. The next thing I would like to discuss is The Affordable Care Act and African Americans. Making health care affordable for African Americans
Racial discrimination is rooted in U.S. history. The enslavement of Blacks and murders of Native Americans by the early Europeans, are representative of this. The context of America’s history with race shapes the minds of physicians both implicitly and overtly (Feagin & Bennefield, 2014). Studies have shown that physicians believe White patients are “more intelligent”, Black patients “lack the drive” to adhere to instructions, and non-White patients cannot be trusted (Feagin & Bennefield, 2014).