Strategies used and lessons learned by community assistants in organising regional forums for cancer education in Iowa, USA

Jeanette M Daly; Raul Calderon; Daniel J Hoffman‐Zinnel; Laura A Wynohrad; Brandy N Powers; Tami L Mohr; Barcey T Levy

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Strategies used and lessons learned by community assistants in organising regional forums for cancer education in Iowa, USA

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Strategies used and lessons learned by community assistants in organising regional forums for cancer education in Iowa, USA

Jeanette M Daly, Raul Calderon, Daniel J Hoffman‐Zinnel, Laura A Wynohrad, Brandy N Powers, Tami L Mohr and Barcey T Levy

European journal of cancer care, Vol.27(5), pp.e12868-n/a

09/2018

DOI: 10.1111/ecc.12868

PMCID: PMC6310140

PMID: 29873862

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Cancer prevention efforts at the community level are essential in the fight against cancer. Understanding community dynamics provides insights into building meaningful relationships between researchers and community organizations. In this study, community assistants were hired to organize and host forums to encourage interdisciplinary collaboration, with the goal of strengthening and transforming relationships between a university academic health center and communities. A 19‐item questionnaire was developed to determine the strategies community assistants used to schedule and host community forums. Community assistants completed the questionnaire and were interviewed. Community assistants successfully scheduled and hosted 113 forums in 49 cities throughout the state of Iowa, with 2,209 persons attending. Strategies used included cold calls, using contact lists from the Iowa Cancer Consortium membership list, and contacts from business associates. Additionally, electronic and social media were used to arrange and advertise scheduled forums. The various strategies used and lessons learned by the community assistants proved successful in organizing and hosting forums throughout the state of Iowa, which reached 40 of Iowa’s 99 counties. The efforts of the community assistants, the Iowa Cancer Consortium, and the Iowa Research Network, laid the foundation for continued cancer research and education collaboration between researchers and community organizations.

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Title: Subtitle: Strategies used and lessons learned by community assistants in organising regional forums for cancer education in Iowa, USA
Creators: Jeanette M Daly - University of Iowa
Raul Calderon - Kasetsart University
Daniel J Hoffman‐Zinnel - One Iowa
Laura A Wynohrad - Independent Health Educator
Brandy N Powers - Page County Public Health
Tami L Mohr - Calhoun County Public Health
Barcey T Levy - University of Iowa
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: European journal of cancer care, Vol.27(5), pp.e12868-n/a
DOI: 10.1111/ecc.12868
PMID: 29873862
PMCID: PMC6310140
NLM abbreviation: Eur J Cancer Care (Engl)
ISSN: 0961-5423
eISSN: 1365-2354
Number of pages: 10
Grant note: National Institutes of Health (RC4 CA153493)
Language: English
Date published: 09/2018
Academic Unit: Epidemiology; Family and Community Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984025262502771

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