Evaluating a national dissemination approach: The National Cancer Institute's clinical trials education program.

Background: Adult participation in clinical trials is low, and many individuals are unaware of trials as an option. Raising awareness about clinical trials and addressing barriers through education is key to increasing enrollment in trials.

Methods: To reach communities, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) worked with partners to disseminate clinical trials education resources.

Development of a linguistically and culturally appropriate booklet for Latino cancer survivors: lessons learned.

In response to the need for linguistically and culturally appropriate cancer survivorship materials for Latinos, the Office of Education and Special Initiatives and the Office of Cancer Survivorship at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) set out to test, adapt, and refine a Spanish translation of an English-language booklet for adult cancer survivors titled Facing Forward: Life After Cancer Treatment (Siga adelante: la vida después del tratamiento del cáncer). The authors used a process called "transcreation," which involves translating existing English-language materials into Spanish and then adapting them for Latino audiences. The Spanish version of the booklet was reviewed by nine Spanish-speaking reviewers who were cancer survivors.

Observational study in ten beauty salons: results informing development of the North Carolina BEAUTY and Health Project.

Researchers from the North Carolina BEAUTY and Health Project conducted an observational study in 10 North Carolina beauty salons to gain insight into naturally occurring conversations between cosmetologists and customers, and to assess features of the salon environment that might be used to inform the development of salon-based health promotion interventions. Results revealed that the social environment of a salon is a place where cosmetologists and customers talk openly about many subjects, including health. Information, advice, appraisal, humor, and empathy are typically shared in these health conversations.