Mitigating Cancer Disparities Through an Innovative Navigation Program

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Describes the development and implementation of a population health navigation program to reduce barriers to cancer care in underserved communities in Western North Carolina and Northwest South Carolina. Provides data on rural program participants, including barriers to cancer care access, program impact on transportation needs and food insecurity, and rates of participation in clinical cancer research. Also covers Black, Hispanic, and adolescent and young adult program participants.

Carla Strom, Emily Copus, Karen Winkfield

North Carolina Medical Journal, 85(1), 25-29

01/2024

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Access · Black or African American · Cancer · Children and youth · Community health workers · Health disparities · Hispanic or Latino · Statistics and data · Transportation · North Carolina · South Carolina