In 2013 and 2014, the South Carolina AHEC partnered with the
USC Arnold School of Public Health to host a full-day community-based prostate
cancer education conference. The partners’ efforts allowed prominent experts
and prostate cancer survivors to share information and personal insights with
community members across the state through telehealth education technologies
supported by the South Carolina AHEC.
The conference, which included information about prostate
health and screening, prostate cancer and clinical research, was tailored for African-American
participants because African-American men are more likely to develop and die
from prostate cancer than other populations.
In particular, there was a need to bring this education to South
Carolina since our state ranks among the highest in the world for mortality
from prostate cancer.
Thirty-two participants were mailed copies of the conference
material and surveyed to review and evaluate the educational program. After the
information was compiled and refined, this subset of participants and their
family members were invited to participate in a community forum to provide
additional feedback. Results indicate that participants would encourage others
to learn more about prostate cancer as well as talk to their doctors about
whether or not to get screened for prostate cancer. The project was recently published in the Journal
of Cancer Education.
Click here to find out more about the program and to read the full article.
Click here to find out more about the program and to read the full article.
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