Enhancement, Prevention, and Technology Center

1. Enhancement, Prevention, and Technology Center

2. “Tell A Friend” About Mammogram Screening South Central Educational Development, Inc.“TELL A FRIEND” About Mammogram Screening. Breast and Cervical Cancers and African American Women Project CORD, Community Outreach to Reduce health Disparities

3. Community Outreach to Reduce health Disparities-”Tell A Friend "About Mammogram Screenings Project Overview and Outcomes REACH US Regional Conference August 22nd-24 Presented By: Darryl Cannady Executive Director South Central Educational Development, Inc.

4. Community Outreach to Reduce health Disparities-”Tell A Friend "About Mammogram Screenings Project-CORD, a group of African American churches working to reduce health disparities in southern West Virginia. Curriculum Adapted from Seattle Department of Health. Target Population: African American women age 18-65 living in rural and underserved communities of Southern West Virginia. • McDowell and Mercer Counties.

5. “Tell A Friend” Intervention Goals To Promote access to the high quality, evidence-based Cancer trainings Targeting underserved African Americans women cancer patients, and cancer survivors. 2. ToImprove access to and utilization of evidence-based cancer training for 14 to 20 rural underserved African American women Leaders living in southern West Virginia, including those who are under- or un-insured to increase access to cancer screenings and care.

6. “Tell A Friend” Intervention Goals 3. To Educate health care professionals, and students about cultural sensitivity and cancer survivorship through providing workshops at the Minority Health Disparities in Rural Appalachia Conference on “Tell A Friend” About Mammogram Screenings.

7. Objectives 1 • Recruit10-20 community leaders and stakeholders, church members, health care professionals, and survivors to participate in a community advisory board in McDowell and Mercer counties. • Measured By: • The number of participants attending meetings • Participants sign in sheets • Status: Complete recruitment of participants from McDowell and Mercer Counties.

8. Objective 2 • Recruit, educate/train 12 to 24 female cancer survivors as Role Models utilizing the “Tell A Friend” Adaptation of a model research tested intervention program, targeting local churches and inviting survivors to participate in the program. • Measured by: number of registration forms, sign in sheets, Training evaluation forms, Pre and Post Knowledge Retention Test. • Status: Complete • 60 Letters of invitation to churches and community groups • 4 Church Responses and 1 social group • 12 African American women participated in the leaders training.

9. Objective 2, Leaders Training • Leaders Training of “Tell A Friend” About Mammograms Screenings. • Pre Test (base line Knowledge). • Local Cancer Statistic. • Facilitation Skills utilizing Visual Tools (DVD). • Community Education Program Tools (CD). • Breast Health Education Resources. • Presentation and overview of the West Virginia Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Program Free Services. • Referral to Care Systems • Post Test

10. Objective 3 • Implementation of “Tell A Friend” About Mammograms Screenings Educational Workshops. • Community Partners Mercer County • Mount Zion Baptist Church • Infirmity Prayer Services Memorial Chapel • Scott Street Baptist Church • ASOLHAA Social Group @ Bluefield State College (HBCU) • Community Partners McDowell County • McDowell County Commission On Aging • Council of Catholic Charity Services

11. Workshop Outcomes. • 110 Community Residents Participated in the Workshops • 84 African American Women • 17 Caucasian Women • 6 Hispanic Women • 3 Men • Referrals to the West Virginia Breast and Cervical Cancer Program Free Screening. • 22 Women from McDowell County • 18 Women from Mercer County

12. Evaluations • 90 % of the participants stated “I feel good about my ability to apply the new skills and information in teaching others”. • 96.7% of the participants stated “The workshop activities were helpful in applying the information”. • 97.8 % of the participants stated “I learned of resources for information, screening, and treatment”.

13. Evaluation Question • What did you like most about “Tell A Friend”? • The information • I could tell many friends about the program • Learning more about health care and taking care of yourself • Knowing what to say and how to say it • Highly informative and well organized. The food was fantastic and served before the workshop which was a great idea • It was very informative and I get to understand the topic better and very interactive • The environment of the workshop was very comfortable, encouraging • The information and handouts will be very helpful - knowing how to take care of your body and verbalize it to the doctor

14. “Tell A Friend” Community Meeting

15. Referrals to Services • WVBCCSP 1-800-642-8522 • Thelma Workman WVBCCSP Specialist Region 1 • 1-304-324-2841 • Cancer Centers • Joan C. Edwards Comprehensive Cancer Center @ Marshall University, Huntington, WV. • Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center @ WVU, Morgantown, WV. • American Cancer Society 1-800-ACS-2345 • Nation Cancer Institute’s Cancer Information Services • WWW.Cancer.Gov • 1-800-4-CANCER

16. Komen Funded Programs

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20. For Additional Information about “Tell A Friend” or South Central Educational Development, Inc. Program and Services , Contact: Darryl Cannady Executive Director South Central Educaitonal Development, Inc 601 Bland Street P.O. Box 4322 Bluefield, WV. 24701 304-325-6105 sced1@earthlink.net

21. Inside we have!!!!!!!!

22. Training Center

23. Board/Meeting Room

24. Full Kitchen

25. Kitchen Serving Area

26. Food Services

27. Computer Lab

28. “Land Of Rock” Community Based Recording Studio and Media

29. 64 Track Digital Recording Studio

30. Youth Camp “Land Of Rock”

31. Youth Camp “Land Of Rock