A Community Based Approach to Preventing Cervical Cancer
This three-phase project seeks to assess the current state of cervical cancer screening in immigrant communities, explore community knowledge and attitudes related to cervical cancer, and develop community-generated solutions to improve screening uptake. Using a mixed-methods approach, the project examines barriers and facilitators to cervical cancer screening through close collaboration with community partners, ensuring that findings reflect lived experiences and local contexts.
Examining the Impact of Stories for Change - Diabetes
Hispanic/Latinx Americans are disproportionately impacted by type 2 diabetes (T2D) due, in part, to structural factors that lead to lower physical activity levels, dietary quality, medication adherence, and glucose self-monitoring than non-Hispanic White populations. To eliminate these disparities, culturally tailored interventions that enhance acceptance of healthy behaviors and improve T2D outcomes are needed. One intervention that has the potential to be successful is digital storytelling (DST).
Improving Liver Cancer Health in Southeast Asian Communities: Closing the gap on liver cancer screening
Liver cancer incidence is increasing more rapidly than any other cancer in the United States, with a disproportionate burden borne by racial and ethnic minority populations. Migrants from East and Southeast Asia face particularly high risk due to chronic hepatitis B virus infection, which can lead to chronic liver inflammation, cirrhosis, and ultimately liver cancer.
Through The Lens: Immigrant Perspectives on Health in Southeast Minnesota
Using Photovoice, we collaborated with Hispanic/Latino and Somali immigrant leaders to document their health-related assets and needs. The photographers’ words and photographs illustrate stories of discrimination, stress, and exclusion but also immense fortitude, resilience, and pride. Collectively, we want to ensure that immigrants have a voice in shaping the policies and decisions that impact our health and lives.
Mindful Hearts
In previous RHCP assessments, addressing mental health and stress has been identified as a health priority for research by community partners. Community partners acknowledge and research has shown that immigrant women face unique stressors associated with parenting, gender roles, language barriers, family separation, employment uncertainties, among others.
Risk Communications
Crisis emergency risk communication (CERC) is the application of evidence-based principles to effectively communicate during emergencies. CERC framework is applied in public health in response to health emergencies, like the COVID-19 pandemic to encourage public participation in disease prevention and containment.
Stories for Change La deteccíon temprana puede salvar vidas
Disparities exist in the screening rates for breast, cervical and colorectal cancers between Hispanic and non-Hispanic White populations. Hispanic immigrants and/or individuals who have limited-English proficiency also experience additional vulnerabilities that contribute to this disparity. Culturally tailored interventions are needed to address breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer disparities among this population.
COVID-19 Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication
Racial minorities have been disproportionately impacted by COVID-19. Moreover, vulnerable populations and minorities are more likely to have communication gaps due to socioeconomic disadvantage, low health literacy, immigration status, and limited English proficiency, compounded by language and cultural discordance and mistrust of health institutions.
Social Network Analysis
In 2015, RHCP completed the Healthy Immigrant Families (HIF) project, during which community and academic partners co-created an intervention that was delivered to 44 Hispanic, Somali and Sudanese families in their homes by bilingual interventionists.
Closing the Gap
Patients with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) have lower rates of cancer screening than their English-proficient counterparts in the United States. Local clinic data in Rochester, Minnesota, mirrors the national trends, with wide disparity gaps for cancer screening among patients with LEP.