"Health is strength": a community health education program to improve breast and cervical cancer screening among Korean American Women in Alameda County, California.

Background: A 48-month community intervention was conducted to improve breast and cervical cancer (BCC) screening among Korean American (KA) women in Alameda County (AL), California. KA women in Santa Clara (SC) County, California served as a comparison group.

Methods: Random samples of KA women from each county were surveyed by telephone in 1994 (n=818) and 2002 (n=1084).

Effect of provider status on preventive screening among Korean-American women in Alameda County, California.

Background: Previous research suggests that having a doctor of the same ethnicity may be associated with lower rates of breast and cervical cancer screening in some Asian-American women. This study analyzes the effect of having a Korean, non-Korean, or no regular doctor upon several measures of screening among Korean-American women.

Methods: A random sample of 339 Korean-American women in Alameda County, California, were surveyed by telephone.