Incorporation of a successful community-based mammography intervention: dissemination beyond a community trial.

Health Psychol

Cancer Control SectionMinnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis, MN 55440-9441, USA.

Published: September 2005

Although a variety of interventions to increase breast cancer screening have been found to be effective in community-based trials, their ultimate contribution depends on the extent to which they are incorporated (i.e., adopted and adapted) by community organizations. From 1990 to 1995, the authors conducted a National Cancer Institute-funded community-based trial that increased screening mammography among women ages 40 and older living in Minneapolis public housing. This study describes the processes by which this intervention, called Friend to Friend, was successfully adopted by the American Cancer Society, Midwest Division, and adapted for use by women throughout the state. The authors offer insights from experience with this translational effort and make recommendations to facilitate collaboration between research and community organizations.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0278-6133.24.5.463DOI Listing

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