Tanjasiri Sora Park, Tran Jacqueline H, Palmer Paula Healani, Foo Mary Anne, Hanneman Marion, Lee Cevadne, Sablan-Santos Lola, Sripipatana Alek
Department of Health Sciences, California State University, Fullerton, California 92834-6870, USA.
Pac Health Dialog. 2007 Mar;14(1):119-27.
Cancer is a leading cause of death for Asians and Pacific Islanders in the United States, but education and research efforts addressing the needs ofPacific Islanders in the continental U.S. is sparse. The purpose of this paper is to describe the development of a community-based participatory research network dedicated to addressing cancer health disparities among Chamorros, Marshallese, Native Hawaiians, Samoans and Tongans in Southern California. Community-based organizations (CBO) comprise the focus of the network, and their efforts have included increasing cancer-related awareness in their communities, developing capacities regarding cancer control, and initiating collaborative research efforts with academic partners. First year processes and outcomes are described, and specific examples are given from two CBO partners.
癌症是美国亚裔和太平洋岛民的主要死因，但针对美国本土太平洋岛民需求的教育和研究工作却很少。本文旨在描述一个基于社区的参与性研究网络的发展情况，该网络致力于解决南加州查莫罗人、马绍尔人、夏威夷原住民、萨摩亚人和汤加人的癌症健康差异问题。基于社区的组织（CBO）是该网络的核心，它们所做的工作包括提高社区内与癌症相关的意识、培养癌症控制方面的能力，以及与学术伙伴开展合作研究。文中描述了第一年的工作过程和成果，并列举了两个CBO合作伙伴的具体例子。
