Increasing access to colon cancer screening in High Point, NC
Organizations in High Point, North Carolina are working with the 4CNC and cancer control groups across the state to promote awareness, screening, and timely treatment for colon cancer. The High Point colon cancer study promotes screening by distributing immunochemcal fecal occult blood tests, known as iFOBT or FIT. The tests have been repackaged to make them more user-friendly, especially for older patients. The new FIT kits are being distributed as part of a pilot study at participating High Point health care clinics and at several community screening events. The 4CNC and our partner agencies hope to learn whether the distribution of enhanced FIT kits – along with a screening recommendation – will boost colon cancer screening rates.
Health care and public health agencies in High Point worked together to build a “safety net” of specialty care providers to ensure that study participants with positive test results receive prompt follow-up care, regardless of ability to pay.
This study will help determine factors necessary to increase adoption of evidence-based guidelines for colon cancer screening and treatment.
Project Newsletters
Project Presentations
Findings from formative research: What People Say about iFOBT
Harden E, Moore A, Melvin C. ColonoscopyScreening? Not without health insurance. What people say about iFOBT. November 10, 2009. Session 4091.0 Implications of Public Policy for Cancer Control. Annual Conference of the American Public Health Association, Philadephia PA.
Outcome results: A Feasibility Study about Increasing Colon Cancer Screening
Moore A, Melvin C, Roytburd K. A feasibility about increasing colon cancer screening: How to say "yes" to the uninsured and under-insured. November 11, 2009. Session 5095.0 Translation of Research into Practice and Policy Session 1. Annual Conference of the American Public Health Association, Philadelphia PA.