Sadler Georgia Robins, Branz Patricia, Fager Matthew, Marie Aron, Shimasaki Suzuho
Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA.
J Cancer Educ. 2012 Dec;27(4):606-11. doi: 10.1007/s13187-012-0410-8.
Deaf community members face many barriers to accessing health information. This paper discusses the feasibility of creating a nationwide network of Deaf-friendly ministries to help disseminate cancer information in American Sign Language (ASL) to the Deaf community. Deaf-friendly ministries (N = 403), identified through Internet searches and one-on-one referrals, were sent up to three mailed invitations to join the network. Over half of the ministries responded, with 191 (47.4 %) of the ministries joining the network, completing a baseline survey and receiving ASL cancer education videos to share with members of their congregation and community. Fifteen (3.7 %) responded that they were not interested or no longer had a Deaf-friendly ministry; the rest did not respond or their invitations were returned as undeliverable. As the program progressed, an additional 238 Deaf-friendly ministries were identified. To date, 61 (25.6 %) agreed to participate after the single invitation that was mailed. This network of Deaf-friendly ministries offers a promising dissemination partner.
聋人社区成员在获取健康信息方面面临诸多障碍。本文探讨了创建一个全国性的聋人友好型机构网络的可行性,该网络旨在以美国手语(ASL)向聋人社区传播癌症信息。通过互联网搜索和一对一推荐确定了403个聋人友好型机构,并向它们发送了多达三次的邮件邀请以加入该网络。超过一半的机构做出了回应,其中191个(47.4%)机构加入了该网络,完成了基线调查并收到了美国手语癌症教育视频,以便与他们的会众和社区成员分享。15个(3.7%)机构回复称他们不感兴趣或不再有聋人友好型机构;其余机构未回复或其邀请被退回,显示无法送达。随着项目的推进,又确定了238个聋人友好型机构。迄今为止,在邮寄了单次邀请后,有61个(25.6%)机构同意参与。这个聋人友好型机构网络提供了一个很有前景的传播伙伴。