Increasing Breast, Cervical, and Colorectal Cancer Screening and HPV Vaccination Among Underserved Texans

Increasing Breast, Cervical, and Colorectal Cancer Screening and HPV Vaccination Among Underserved Texans: A Collaboration With the United Way's 2-1-1 Program

This study involves a partnership between UTHealth School of Public Health and the Texas 2-1-1 service, which is a helpline connecting low-income and minority callers with a number of needed services. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a prevention program in which a phone navigator intervention designed to connect 2-1-1 helpline callers to evidence-based screening and prevention services including mammography, Pap test screening, colorectal cancer screening, and HPV vaccination.

Inclusion Criteria:

• callers to 2-1-1
• consents to participate,
• English or Spanish speaking
• not in a crisis (e.g., disaster-related 2-1-1 call or personal crisis)

Exclusion Criteria:

• not English or Spanish speaking
• in crisis (e.g., disaster-related call or personal crisis)
• calling on behalf of another client and not for self