Colon Cancer Screening: Health Center Programs and Screening Recommendations
Year Developed: 2024
Resource Type: Publication.Primary Audience: Clinicians Enabling Staff Outreach Staff PCAs
Language(s): English
Developed by: National Center for Health in Public Housing (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: Medically disadvantaged communities, notably residents of public housing and the HUD-assisted, are less likely than the general U.S. population to perform their colorectal cancer screening within recommended guidelines and more likely to be diagnosed with colorectal cancer.
Resource Details: In this document, NCHPH will provide the results of their analyses of the 2022 HRSA Health Center Patient Survey, specifically results which provide insight into the colorectal cancer screening disparities experienced by residents of public housing, the HUD-assisted, and the promising practices supported by the data analyses.
Resource Topic: Clinical Issues
Keywords: Cancer, Patient Demographics, Prevention, Risk Management, Screening.This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.