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Focas Appalachia: A Cervical Cancer Prevention Program For The Women Of The Kentucky River Area Development District, Chrisanthi M. Masero
Focas Appalachia: A Cervical Cancer Prevention Program For The Women Of The Kentucky River Area Development District, Chrisanthi M. Masero
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In response to the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) funding announcement, the Kentucky River District Health Department (KRDHD) proposes to implement an evidence-based cervical cancer prevention program in the Kentucky River Area Development District (KRADD) in southeastern Appalachian Kentucky. The proposed evidence-based program was part of the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) “Public Health Approaches to Breast and Cervical Cancer” research initiative and is one of nine cervical cancer Research Tested Intervention Programs (RTIPs) on the NCI’s RTIP database. The Forsyth County Cancer Screening Project (FoCaS) was designed to improve the beliefs, attitudes, and behaviors regarding breast and cervical cancer screening …