The purpose of this research is to develop a culturally adapted "Faith in Action!" curriculum to train lay health navigators to provide breast cancer screening navigation to Korean American women within faith-based settings and evaluate whether the culturally adapted "Faith in Action!" curriculum increases adherence to breast cancer screening guidelines among Korean American women within faith-based settings in Los Angeles, California. The primary research procedures include trainings and key informant interviews with lay health navigators in faith-based settings followed by a cluster randomized trial to evaluate the intervention.
Breast Cancer Female, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Cancer Screening, Health Disparities
The purpose of this research is to develop a culturally adapted "Faith in Action!" curriculum to train lay health navigators to provide breast cancer screening navigation to Korean American women within faith-based settings and evaluate whether the culturally adapted "Faith in Action!" curriculum increases adherence to breast cancer screening guidelines among Korean American women within faith-based settings in Los Angeles, California. The primary research procedures include trainings and key informant interviews with lay health navigators in faith-based settings followed by a cluster randomized trial to evaluate the intervention.
Faith in Action! A Church-Based Navigation Model to Increase Breast Cancer Screening in Korean Women
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Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90069
UCLA Kaiser Permanente Center for Health Equity, Los Angeles, California, United States, 90095
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45 Years to 80 Years
FEMALE
Yes
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center,
2025-12-01