Naveguemos con Salud: Providing Comprehensive Breast Health Support for Philadelphia Latinas
Abstract
SummaryBreast cancer mortality remains the second leading cause of cancer death among women in America behind lung cancer (NPCR n.d.). Among Latinas, breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer death and most commonly diagnosed cancer (Breast Cancer Resource Directory of North Carolina 2011). Implemented by the Health Promotion Council (HPC) in 2010, the Naveguemos con Salud Breast Health Partnership Project (NCS) provides education and patient navigation support to improve breast health screening outcomes among Philadelphia's Latina population. Although modeled after the National Cancer Institute's evidence-based Patient Navigator Model, NCS stands apart by adopting a community-based approach to patient navigation. NCS recruits participants and identifies resources in the communities that they serve. Furthermore, NCS has developed a Breast Health Navigation Network that encourages stakeholders to support the staff navigator and participants. HPC plans to increase the capacity of NCS and potentially expand navigation services to include African Americans.
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