Creating a patient navigation model to address cervical cancer disparities in a rural Hispanic farmworker community.

Authors :: Wells KJ
Rivera MI
Proctor SS
Arroyo G
Bynum SA
Quinn GP
Luque JS
Rivera M
Martinez-Tyson D
Meade CD
Source :: Journal of health care for the poor and underserved [J Health Care Poor Underserved] 2012 Nov; Vol. 23 (4), pp. 1712-8.
Publication Year :: 2012
Abstract: This report describes the implementation of a pilot patient navigation (PN) program created to address cervical cancer disparities in a predominantly Hispanic agricultural community. Since November 2009, a patient navigator has provided services to patients of Catholic Mobile Medical Services (CMMS). The PN program has resulted in the need for additional clinic sessions to accommodate the demand for preventive care at CMMS.

Subjects :: Female
Florida epidemiology
Humans
Patient Navigation methods
Rural Population statistics & numerical data
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms ethnology
Health Status Disparities
Hispanic or Latino statistics & numerical data
Patient Navigation organization & administration
Rural Health Services organization & administration
Uterine Cervical Neoplasms epidemiology

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