A Youth-led Intervention to Reduce Healthcare Disparities in Cancer Screening

A Youth-led Intervention to Reduce Healthcare Disparities in Cancer Screening

This study engages youth as health advocates to increase cancer screening in their community. The study will evaluate the effectiveness of a youth-led intervention on cancer screening awareness in adults who are overdue for cancer screening.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Student at New Brunswick Health Sciences Technology High School (15-18 years) and their adult family members (18+ years old) who are NJ residents.
• Adults must be eligible for at least one cancer screening other than skin (see below).
• Participants must be fluent in either English or Spanish and the youth must speak the same language as the adult.

Breast: 40-74 year old women Cervical: 21-65 year old women with a cervix (have not had a hysterectomy) Colorectal: 45-75 year olds Prostate: 50 to 69 year old men (start at 45 for black males) Lung: 50 to 80 year olds who currently smoke or quit within the past 15 years

Overall:

21-75 year old women 45-75 year old men 76-80 year olds who currently smoke or quit within the past 15 years

Exclusion Criteria:

• Students less than 15 years old.
• Adults not eligible for a cancer screening of interest.
• Unable to speak fluent English or Spanish.