Health care access and breast cancer screening among Latinas along the California-Mexican border.

Latinas are more likely to exhibit late stage breast cancers at the time of diagnosis and have lower survival rates compared to white women. A contributing factor may be that Latinas have lower rates of mammography screening. This study was guided by the Behavioral Model of Health Services Use to examine factors associated with mammography screening utilization among middle-aged Latinas.

Dimensions of community and organizational readiness for change.

Background: Readiness can influence whether health interventions are implemented in, and ultimately integrated into, communities. Although there is significant research interest in readiness and capacity for change, the measurement of these constructs is still in its infancy.

Objective: The purpose of this review was to integrate existing assessment models of community and organizational readiness.