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

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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.

Beti Thompson, Hugo Vilchis, Crystal Moran, Wade Copeland, et al.

Journal of Rural Health, 30(2), 196-205

2014

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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