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Increasing Cervical Cancer Screening in the United States - Mexico Border Region

Description
Discusses the effects of an intervention delivered by community health workers (CHWs), or Promotores de Salud, on cervical cancer screening rates for Hispanic women in the rural border area of New Mexico who were out of compliance with the recommended screening guidelines.
Author(s)
Beti Thompson, Hugo Vilchis, Crystal Moran, Wade Copeland, et al.
Citation
Journal of Rural Health, 30(2), 196-205
Date
2014
Type
Document
Tagged as
Cancer · Community health workers · Health disparities · Health screening · Hispanic or Latino · Statistics and data · U.S.-Mexico Border Region · Wellness, health promotion, and disease prevention · Women · New Mexico