Impact of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network: Accelerating the Translation of Research Into Practice.

The Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network (CPCRN) is a thematic network dedicated to accelerating the adoption of evidence-based cancer prevention and control practices in communities by advancing dissemination and implementation science. Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and National Cancer Institute, CPCRN has operated at two levels: Each participating network center conducts research projects with primarily local partners as well as multicenter collaborative research projects with state and national partners. Through multicenter collaboration, thematic networks leverage the expertise, resources, and partnerships of participating centers to conduct research projects collectively that might not be feasible individually.

Hepatitis B ESL education for Asian immigrants.

Asian communities in North America include large numbers of immigrants with limited English proficiency. Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is endemic in most Asian countries and, therefore, Asian immigrant groups have high rates of chronic HBV infection. We conducted a group-randomized trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a hepatitis B English as a second language (ESL) educational curriculum for Asian immigrants.

Factors associated with hepatitis B testing among Vietnamese Americans.

Background: Chronic hepatitis B and hepatitis B-associated liver cancer is a major health disparity among Vietnamese Americans, who have a chronic hepatitis B prevalence rate of 7-14% and an incidence rate for liver cancer six times that of non-Latino whites.

Objective: Describe factors associated with hepatitis B testing among Vietnamese Americans.

Design: A population-based telephone survey conducted in 2007-2008.

Constructing a theoretically based set of measures for liver cancer control research studies.

Objective: Measurement tools such as surveys assessing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors need to be theoretically consistent with interventions. The purpose of this article is to describe the first steps in the process of constructing a theoretically based set of measures that is currently used in three trials to reduce liver cancer disparities.

Methods: Guided by a common theoretical formulation-the Health Behavior Framework-we identified constructs relevant for liver cancer control research, compiled items from previous studies and constructed new items, and translated and pilot tested items in collaboration with members of the Vietnamese, Korean, and Hmong communities.

Integrating theory into community interventions to reduce liver cancer disparities: The Health Behavior Framework.

Mitigating the unequal burden of cancer often involves conducting community-based trials to develop effective intervention strategies to promote cancer-related health behaviors. However, this is challenging due to the simultaneous influence of numerous factors, at multiple levels in the socio-ecological context, on health behavior. A sound conceptual framework can bring order to this complex environment and provide a roadmap for systematically addressing the multiple determinants of the behavior in question.

Hepatitis B knowledge and practices among Cambodian immigrants.

Background: Chronic hepatitis B infection is the most common cause of liver cancer among Cambodians. Our objective was to describe Cambodian Americans' hepatitis B knowledge, testing, and vaccination levels.

Methods: A community-based telephone survey was conducted in Seattle.

Evaluation of a hepatitis B lay health worker intervention for Chinese Americans and Canadians.

Hepatitis B testing is recommended for immigrants from countries where hepatitis B infection is endemic. However, only about one-half of Chinese in North America have received hepatitis B testing. We conducted a randomized controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of a hepatitis B lay health worker intervention for Chinese Americans/Canadians.

Hepatitis B testing and vaccination in immigrants attending English as a second language classes in British Columbia, Canada.

Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a growing health issue in Canada, especially given that population growth is now largely the result of immigration. Immigrants from countries with high HBV prevalence and low levels of HBV vaccination have an excess risk of liver disease and there is a need for increased diligence in HBV blood testing and possibly vaccination among these populations.

Objective: This study describes the sociodemographic characteristics associated with a history of HBV testing and HBV vaccination in immigrants from several countries with high HBV prevalence who are attending English classes.

Heart disease prevention practices among immigrant Vietnamese women.

Background: Cardiovascular disease is a leading cause of death in the United States as well as in many countries around the world, including Vietnam.

Methods: Using data from a household survey of Vietnamese American women aged 20-79 years in Seattle, Washington, collected in 2006 and 2007, we examined heart disease prevention practices. Multivariable analyses were conducted to examine the relationship between demographic factors and preventive behaviors.

Knowledge and behaviour regarding heart disease prevention in Chinese Canadian immigrants.

Objective: Although Chinese are one of the fastest growing minorities in Canada, there is little information about heart disease prevention behaviour in Chinese immigrants. Our objective was to examine the knowledge and practices of Chinese immigrants regarding heart disease prevention.

Methods: 504 randomly selected Chinese adult immigrants participated in a community-based, in-person survey in Vancouver during 2005.

Heart disease prevention among Chinese immigrants.

There is little information about the heart disease prevention behavior of Asian immigrants. Chinese are the largest Asian sub-group in the United States (US), and 69% of Chinese Americans are foreign-born. Our objective was to describe Chinese immigrants' heart disease prevention practices.

Cost effectiveness of cervical cancer screening among Chinese women in North America.

Background: Chinese North American women have high invasive cervical cancer rates and low screening rates. The cost-effectiveness of strategies to improve Pap testing rates for Chinese women living in Seattle, Washington and Vancouver, British Columbia was examined.

Objectives: To calculate the costs and cost-effectiveness of implementing two strategies to motivate women to obtain a Pap smear.

Predisposing, reinforcing and enabling factors associated with hepatitis B testing in Chinese Canadians in British Columbia.

Background: Liver cancer, a significant health problem in Chinese, can be controlled through HBV blood testing, vaccination, and community education about HBV. The PRECEDE framework has been very helpful in identifying factors associated with health practices.

Objectives: The objective was to identify factors associated with HBV testing in Chinese Canadians, using the PRECEDE framework.

Hepatitis B knowledge, testing and vaccination levels in Chinese immigrants to British Columbia, Canada.

Background: Little is known about hepatitis B (HBV) and liver cancer control in Chinese in Canada. Liver cancer, a significant health problem in Asia, is preventable and can be controlled through HBV blood testing, vaccination, and community education about HBV.

Objective: The overall goal was to increase HBV testing and vaccination in Chinese adult Canadians.

Tobacco knowledge and beliefs in Chinese American men.

Background: Chinese American men have relatively high smoking rates. However, there are limited data about the tobacco-related knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of this racial/ethnic group.

Methods: We conducted a community-based telephone survey in Seattle, Washington during 2004.

Hepatitis B knowledge and practices among Chinese immigrants to the United States.

Introduction: Chinese immigrants to the United States experience high rates of liver cancer. Chronic carriage of hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the most common underlying cause of liver cancer among Chinese Americans. Our objective was to describe Chinese immigrants' hepatitis B knowledge, testing, and vaccination levels.

"Heat in their intestine": colorectal cancer prevention beliefs among older Chinese Americans.

Objective: Data regarding disease prevention behaviors among Asian-American populations are limited. This study explored the beliefs of older Chinese Americans toward colorectal cancer screening modalities, including fecal occult blood testing (FOBT).

Design And Participants: We conducted 30 semistructured, open-ended, qualitative interviews in Mandarin and Cantonese, focusing on colorectal cancer prevention and health-seeking behavior.

Colorectal cancer among Asians and Pacific Islanders in the U.S.: survival disadvantage for the foreign-born.

Background: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPI) have better colorectal cancer survival than other racial populations. However, immigrants face challenges that may place them at higher risk for late diagnosis and death.

Methods: To compare survival between the foreign- and U.

Cancer preventive screening: a cross-border comparison of United States and Canadian Chinese women.

Objective: To compare screening mammography and Pap testing among Chinese women in Seattle, Washington to Vancouver, and British Columbia.

Methods: Using community-based sampling methods, trilingual female interviewers surveyed Chinese women in Seattle and Vancouver. Multiple preventive health behaviors and health care access variables were assessed.

Screening mammography among Chinese Canadian women.

Background: Though breast cancer is the most common malignancy among Chinese women, screening mammography is underutilized. This study examined barriers and facilitators of screening mammography among Chinese Canadian women.

Methods: Using community-based sampling, Chinese women in British Columbia were interviewed in 1999 about multiple preventive health behaviours.

Breast cancer screening: stages of adoption among Cambodian American women.

Background: Little information is available on the breast cancer screening behavior of Cambodian American women.

Methods: We identified households from multiple sources using Cambodian surnames and conducted a cross-sectional survey, administered by bilingual and bicultural interviewers. Breast cancer screening stages of adoption were examined based on concepts from the transtheoretical model of behavioral change.