Community Primary Care Providers to Implement and Disseminate Cancer Prevention Interventions for Latino Populations

Building a Network of Community Primary Care Providers to Implement and Disseminate Cancer Prevention Interventions for Latino Populations

The purpose of this study is to understand primary care provider's knowledge, attitudes, and barriers to promoting evidence-based cancer screening and prevention practices for physicians with large Latino patient populations. The investigators will ask providers information on cancer screening and prevention practices by conducting one-on-one interviews. In addition, they would like to develop a committee of community providers to help design and implement cancer screening and prevention programs specifically for Latino patients based on the interview findings.

Inclusion Criteria:

• New York State registered family practitioners and internal medicine physicians
• Minimum one half of their patients are Latino (provider self-reported)
• Currently practice in a small clinical setting (defined by no more than 5 providers) including community clinics, and/or private practice in Queens, Brooklyn, Bron and Staten Island, New York
• No active affiliation with a major hospital or academic institution.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Practicing medicine for less than 2 years
• Practicing in a setting where no health insurance is accepted