Making Breast Screening Convenient: a Community-Based Breast Screening Event During a Historically Black University's Homecoming Festivities

Michelle S Williams; Catherine Young; Shawn McKinney; Odessa S Simon Hawkins; Cara Roberson; Chigozie Udemgba; Deirdre B Rogers; Jimmie Wells; Deborah A Lake; Dorothy Davis; Tiffanie Young; Deborah Donnell; Barbara J Herring

doi:10.1007/s13187-019-01600-8

Making Breast Screening Convenient: a Community-Based Breast Screening Event During a Historically Black University's Homecoming Festivities

J Cancer Educ. 2020 Aug;35(4):832-835. doi: 10.1007/s13187-019-01600-8.

Authors

Michelle S Williams^{1

2}, Catherine Young³, Shawn McKinney⁴, Odessa S Simon Hawkins⁵, Cara Roberson⁶, Chigozie Udemgba⁷, Deirdre B Rogers^{8

9}, Jimmie Wells⁵, Deborah A Lake⁷, Dorothy Davis¹⁰, Tiffanie Young⁷, Deborah Donnell¹⁰, Barbara J Herring¹¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Population Health Science, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA. Mwilliams16@umc.edu.
² Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA. Mwilliams16@umc.edu.
³ Susan G. Komen Memphis-Mid South Mississippi, Jackson, MS, USA.
⁴ School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, MS, Jackson, USA.
⁵ St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital, Jackson, MS, USA.
⁶ UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Mississippi, Ridgeland, MS, USA.
⁷ Mississippi State Department of Health, Jackson, MS, USA.
⁸ Department of Population Health Science, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA.
⁹ Mississippi Cancer Registry, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA.
¹⁰ Health and Disability Services, Alcorn State University, Lorman, MS, USA.
¹¹ Cancer Center and Research Institute, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS, USA.

PMID: 31654322
DOI: 10.1007/s13187-019-01600-8

Abstract

A breast screening event was conducted during the homecoming festivities of a historically Black university located in a rural county in Mississippi. Two healthcare providers performed clinical breast exams for 26 African American women during the event. This was a prime opportunity to make breast screening accessible for non-elderly African American women.

Keywords: Breast screening; Community-based; Health disparities; Rural community; Underserved community.

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Black or African American / psychology
Black or African American / statistics & numerical data*
Breast Neoplasms / diagnosis*
Breast Neoplasms / epidemiology
Early Detection of Cancer / psychology
Early Detection of Cancer / statistics & numerical data*
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Mississippi / epidemiology
Rural Population
Universities / organization & administration*

Grants and funding

U54 GM115428/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States