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Video Series: The Mind-Boggling Burden of Latino Cancer

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5 months ago
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A unique new five-part video series explores the nuances of cancer in Latino populations.

The videos, produced by the Nurse Oncology Education Program (NOEP), feature several researchers at the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, including IHPR Director/Professor Dr. Amelie G. Ramirez, Research Instructor Sanrda San Miguel, and Patient Navigation/Promotora Guadalupe Cornejo.

The trio also play large roles in the IHPR’s Latino cancer research network, Redes En Acción, funded by the National Cancer Institute.

Here are Parts 1-5:

Event Wrap-Up: Cancer Prevention and Women

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1 year ago
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Researchers from the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at The UT Health Science Center at San Antonio taught a crowd of more than 30 health professionals and social workers the importance of providing bilingual and culturally sensitive health care at a unique training event March 8, 2012, in San Antonio.

The event, “Cancer Prevention & Women: A Look at Programs that Address Health Disparities Among Medically Underserved Populations,” stemmed from a partnership between the IHPR and the San Antonio College (SAC) Empowerment Center.

IHPR researchers Dr. Daisy Morales-Campos, Christina M. Carmona, Rose A. Treviño, Guadalupe Cornejo and Erika G. Casasola discussed Latino breast, cervical and colorectal cancer rates and cultural factors that impede individuals from preventative care.

They also discussed several of the IHPR’s community-based programs: Entre Madre e Hija, a cervical cancer peer-education program for Latina mothers and daughters; Salud San Antonio!, a program providing free educational presentations on prevention and early detection of breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer; and Muévete Más, a community initiative that offers exercise programs for Latina cancer survivors.

Learn more abut the IHPR here.

EVENT: Cancer Prevention & Women 3/8/12

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1 year ago
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Learn the importance of providing bilingual and culturally sensitive health care to our community at a unique training event, “Cancer Prevention & Women: A Look at Programs that Address Health Disparities Among Medically Underserved Populations,” from 1-4 p.m. on Thursday, March 8, 2012, at the San Antonio College (SAC) Empowerment Center, 703 Howard Street in San Antonio.

The event, a partnership between SAC and the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at The UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, the team behind SaludToday, will feature IHPR researchers Dr. Daisy Morales-Campos, Christina M. Carmona, Rose A. Treviño, Guadalupe Cornejo and Erika G. Casasola, who will discuss Latina/o breast, cervical and colorectal cancer rates and cultural factors that impede individuals from preventative care.

They will also discuss several of the IHPR’s community-based programs:

  • Entre Madre e Hija, a cervical cancer peer-education program for Latina mothers and daughters;
  • Salud San Antonio!, a program providing free educational presentations on prevention and early detection of breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer; and
  • Muévete Más, a community initiative that offers exercise programs for Latina cancer survivors.

Additionally, promotoras and Latino participants from these programs will conduct a panel discussion to increase awareness about the significance of these programs and answer questions.

Counselors, social workers, case managers, health care professionals, and others in the helping professions are highly encouraged to attend this free training. Three hours of Continuing Education Units will be provided.

Register by March 1 by calling 210-486-0455.

VIDEO: A Day in the Life of a Promotora

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1 year ago
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To address the needs of Latino cancer survivors, the LIVESTRONG organization created a cancer survivorship training curriculum to increase the number of Latino community health workers, otherwise known as promotores, and their skills, knowledge and confidence on the physical, emotional and day-to-day concerns of cancer survivors.

To date, LIVESTRONG has trained more than 500 promotores across the country.

What exactly is a promotora?

Watch this video of Guadalupe Cornejo, a promotora at the Institute for Health Promotion Research at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, who explains what she does and who she helps.

To see more of what a promotora does, watch a video, “A Day in the Life of a Promotora,” in English subtitles or Spanish.

Community Health Workers: Helping Latinos Navigate the Medical Maze

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1 year ago
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Community health worker Guadalupe Cornejo of the Institute for Health Promotion Research at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, helps Latino patients navigate the complex medical system.

Community health worker Guadalupe Cornejo of the Institute for Health Promotion Research at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, helps Latino patients navigate the complex medical system.

A community health worker (CHW) helps patients—in San Antonio, that typically means Latino patients—navigate the complex world of cancer care, according to a San Antonio Express-News article about CHWs.

The article focuses on Guadalupe Cornejo, a CHW at the Institute for Health Promotion Research at The UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, the team behind SaludToday. Cornejo is partialy supported through the IHPR’s Latino cancer research network, Redes En Acción, via a partnership with LIVESTRONG.

Cornejo’s job includes answering questions, helping patients make appointments and apply for services and, when necessary, acting as a liaison between patients and the medical system.

“Research has shown that this population is more likely to fall through the cracks when it comes to cancer care,” says Sandra San Miguel de Majors, a researcher-instructor at the University of Texas Health Science Center and program coordinator.

Preliminary figures show that, during the first eight months of the Redes en Acción/Livestrong partnership, the program’s CHWs served 920 patients.

Read about Guadalupe and the Latino patients she helps here.

IHPR Reaches into Community to Raise Cancer Awareness

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2 years ago
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Guadalupe Cornejo (left) and Sandra San Miguel of the IHPR

Guadalupe Cornejo (left) and Sandra San Miguel of the IHPR

Reaching into the community to raise cancer awareness is a big priority of the Institute for Health Promotion Research (IHPR) at The UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, the team behind SaludToday.

That’s why IHPR researcher Sandra San Miguel and promotora Guadalupe Cornejo worked hard to bring vital health information to more than 350 Latinos on Oct. 1 at the Consulate General of Mexico in San Antonio during Binational Health Week, a series of free health events across the nation to improve Latino health.

The pair, representing the IHPR and the Lance Armstrong Foundation’s LIVESTRONG campaign, passed out 100 brochres for the LIVESTRONG Survivorcare program, several “What’s Next” booklets and hundreds of yellow LIVESTRONG wristbands.

Overall, San Miguel and Cornejo had success raising cancer awareness and interest in prevention efforts.

“[Community residents] were very interested in the Lance Armstrong Foundation and in cancer in general (risk factors, prevalence within the Latino community, topics about fear, religion, etc.),” San Miguel said. “It was incredibly interesting. We’re in the process of following up with a couple of individuals and groups.”

Read more about San Miguel’s and the IHPR’s work with LIVESTRONG.

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