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Sunscreen Is Not Just For White People: Church-Based Sunscreen Education For Black Women, Lauren Mitchell
Sunscreen Is Not Just For White People: Church-Based Sunscreen Education For Black Women, Lauren Mitchell
DNP Projects
Significance and Background: African American women are an undeserved population in healthcare, particularly regarding skin cancer prevention. The lack of education and misinformation surrounding skin cancer has resulted in general mistrust of the healthcare system amongst African Americans. Proper education on sunscreen use and skin cancer screening is essential to prevent late diagnosis of skin cancer and to promote prevention efforts.
Purpose: This quality improvement project utilized evidence-based practice to provide education on the proper use of sunscreen and skin cancer screening to African American women in a faith-based setting in Southern Connecticut.
Methods: A pre-survey was conducted to assess …