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Participatory Process For Implementing A Colorectal Cancer Screening Intervention: An Action Plan For Local Sustainability, Selina A. Smith, Joyce Q. Sheats, Sandra J. Hamilton, Mary S. Whitehead, Ernestine Delmoor, Thomas Britt, Cassandra Harris, Janette Robinson-Flint, Cheryl Johnson, Corliss Mckeever, Connie L. Sorrell, Vincent R. Green, John W. Harmon, Dorothy L. Reddic, Jane Giddens-Cabarrus, Shirley Gordon-Seay, Benjamin E. Ansa, Daniel S. Blumenthal
Participatory Process For Implementing A Colorectal Cancer Screening Intervention: An Action Plan For Local Sustainability, Selina A. Smith, Joyce Q. Sheats, Sandra J. Hamilton, Mary S. Whitehead, Ernestine Delmoor, Thomas Britt, Cassandra Harris, Janette Robinson-Flint, Cheryl Johnson, Corliss Mckeever, Connie L. Sorrell, Vincent R. Green, John W. Harmon, Dorothy L. Reddic, Jane Giddens-Cabarrus, Shirley Gordon-Seay, Benjamin E. Ansa, Daniel S. Blumenthal
Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association
Background: Rigid protocols can hamper translation of evidence-based interventions from research to real-world settings. This investigation aimed to develop procedures for modifying the study protocol of a community-based participatory research (CBPR) project and to analyze the theoretical constructs that underlie this process.
Methods: The research project is a dissemination and implementation study of the Educational Program to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening (EPICS), an evidence-based intervention targeting African Americans in the United States. The study is being conducted in a partnership with community coalitions in 15 different cities. Each site initially presented unique issues that required modification of the study protocol. …