{"id":103355,"date":"2023-09-27T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-27T07:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=103355"},"modified":"2023-09-26T15:48:00","modified_gmt":"2023-09-26T20:48:00","slug":"study-addressing-colorectal-screening-in-african-american-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/09\/27\/study-addressing-colorectal-screening-in-african-american-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Study addressing colorectal screening in African American community"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

With significant risks of colorectal cancer affecting the African American community, researchers in the UNMC College of Public Health are undertaking a study that will get screening kits out into the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The BEAT CANCER project \u2013 for Black Equity, Access and Testing for Cancer \u2013 will reach out to the community two different ways to distribute fecal immunochemical test kits for colorectal cancer screening.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In October, five recruiters \u2013 three UNMC research staff and two community health workers \u2013 will staff a booth at the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles North Omaha branch at 4606 N. 56th<\/sup> St. The recruiters will look for participants to provide screening kits for at-home collection, helping them with registration and consent. If the results come back positive, the participants will receive a follow-up consultation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the same time, the study will reach out to around 2,000 African Americans in the local community ages 45-75, selected using publicly-available Department of Motor Vehicles data, via letters for study interest. Interested individuals will receive colorectal cancer screening kits, and participants will collect and return stool samples for lab analysis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The principal investigator on the study is Jungyoon Kim, PhD, assistant professor in the UNMC Department of Health Services Research and Administration within the UNMC College of Public Health. The project coordinator is Grace Mabiala, MD, a PhD graduate assistant in the department. Co-investigators at the UNMC College of Public Health are Daisy Dai, PhD, Keyonna King, DrPH, and Tzeyu Michaud, PhD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Kim said colorectal cancer presents a significant burden among underserved populations and minorities in the U.S., and low screening rates, worsened by the COVID-19 pandemic, contribute to the problem. Dr. Kim said African Americans have a 20% higher chance of getting colorectal cancer and a 40% higher chance of dying from it compared to other racial groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

According to the researchers, regular screening \u2013 including stool-based tests \u2013 is key to preventing colorectal cancer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThrough this study, we hope to learn the best practices of distributing home-testing kits, called FIT kit, for this type of community-based intervention,\u201d Dr. Kim said. \u201cOur goal is to reduce racial disparities and enhance access to colorectal cancer screening, thereby improving cancer-related mortality rates among African Americans.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The study is being funded by a three-year, $590,000 grant through the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and its Evidence for Action Program. In advance of October\u2019s screening efforts, researchers held two listening sessions in the North Omaha community and formed a community advisory board to help the guide effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Kim said the partnerships that cross different sections of the community are a crucial part of the study. She thanked the Nebraska Department of Motor Vehicles, Douglas County Treasurer\u2019s Office, Great Plains Colon Cancer Task Force, Charles Drew Health Center and community members for making this happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After the outreach, the researchers intend to develop an implementation guide and action plans that can be shared with partners and communities, Dr. Kim said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After collecting data around the different approaches, the researchers will compare the screening outcomes and the cost-effectiveness between on-site and mail distribution, Dr. Kim said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ultimately, Dr. Kim said, the study aims to reduce the risk of colorectal cancer and mortality among African Americans by implementing the low-cost and evidence-based screening approach using FIT kits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThese resources will play a pivotal role in promoting better cancer care and prevention measures,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If anyone has questions, contact Dr. Kim by phone at 402-552-7235 or by email<\/a>. The study’s IRB# is 115.23.EP.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

UNMC College of Public Health researchers hope to learn best practices for distributing home-testing kits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":75,"featured_media":103356,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"44457,71064,46617,43031,20758,63966","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-103355","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized","topic-community","topic-research","department-college-of-public-health","department-health-services-research-and-administration","department-unmc-today-todays-headlines","author_override-jeff-robb-unmc-strategic-communications"],"yoast_head":"\nStudy addressing colorectal screening in African American community<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"UNMC College of Public Health researchers hope to learn best practices for distributing home-testing kits.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/09\/27\/study-addressing-colorectal-screening-in-african-american-community\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Study addressing colorectal screening in African American community\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"UNMC College of Public Health researchers hope to learn best practices for distributing home-testing kits.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/09\/27\/study-addressing-colorectal-screening-in-african-american-community\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Newsroom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/unmcedu\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-09-27T07:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/JungyoonKim092723.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"900\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"600\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Jeffrey Robb\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@unmc\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@unmc\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Jeffrey Robb\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/09\/27\/study-addressing-colorectal-screening-in-african-american-community\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/09\/27\/study-addressing-colorectal-screening-in-african-american-community\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Jeffrey Robb\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/#\/schema\/person\/6c55382c243ff55b6c4dee62262b6a5c\"},\"headline\":\"Study addressing colorectal screening in African American community\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-09-27T07:00:00+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/09\/27\/study-addressing-colorectal-screening-in-african-american-community\/\"},\"wordCount\":583,\"commentCount\":1,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/09\/27\/study-addressing-colorectal-screening-in-african-american-community\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/JungyoonKim092723.jpg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/09\/27\/study-addressing-colorectal-screening-in-african-american-community\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/09\/27\/study-addressing-colorectal-screening-in-african-american-community\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/09\/27\/study-addressing-colorectal-screening-in-african-american-community\/\",\"name\":\"Study addressing colorectal screening in African American community\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/09\/27\/study-addressing-colorectal-screening-in-african-american-community\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/09\/27\/study-addressing-colorectal-screening-in-african-american-community\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/JungyoonKim092723.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-09-27T07:00:00+00:00\",\"description\":\"UNMC College of Public Health researchers hope to learn best practices for distributing home-testing kits.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/09\/27\/study-addressing-colorectal-screening-in-african-american-community\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/09\/27\/study-addressing-colorectal-screening-in-african-american-community\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/09\/27\/study-addressing-colorectal-screening-in-african-american-community\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/JungyoonKim092723.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/JungyoonKim092723.jpg\",\"width\":900,\"height\":600},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/09\/27\/study-addressing-colorectal-screening-in-african-american-community\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Study addressing colorectal screening in African American community\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/\",\"name\":\"Newsroom\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/#organization\",\"name\":\"University of Nebraska Medical Center\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/overview-1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/overview-1.png\",\"width\":500,\"height\":153,\"caption\":\"University of Nebraska Medical Center\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/unmcedu\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/unmc\",\"https:\/\/instagram.com\/iamunmc\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/UNMCEDU\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/#\/schema\/person\/6c55382c243ff55b6c4dee62262b6a5c\",\"name\":\"Jeffrey Robb\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/author\/d09bf41544a3365a46c9077ebb5e35c3\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Study addressing colorectal screening in African American community","description":"UNMC College of Public Health researchers hope to learn best practices for distributing home-testing kits.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/09\/27\/study-addressing-colorectal-screening-in-african-american-community\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Study addressing colorectal screening in African American community","og_description":"UNMC College of Public Health researchers hope to learn best practices for distributing home-testing kits.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/09\/27\/study-addressing-colorectal-screening-in-african-american-community\/","og_site_name":"Newsroom","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/unmcedu","article_published_time":"2023-09-27T07:00:00+00:00","og_image":[{"width":900,"height":600,"url":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/JungyoonKim092723.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Jeffrey Robb","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@unmc","twitter_site":"@unmc","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Jeffrey Robb","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/09\/27\/study-addressing-colorectal-screening-in-african-american-community\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/09\/27\/study-addressing-colorectal-screening-in-african-american-community\/"},"author":{"name":"Jeffrey Robb","@id":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/#\/schema\/person\/6c55382c243ff55b6c4dee62262b6a5c"},"headline":"Study addressing colorectal screening in African American community","datePublished":"2023-09-27T07:00:00+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/09\/27\/study-addressing-colorectal-screening-in-african-american-community\/"},"wordCount":583,"commentCount":1,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/09\/27\/study-addressing-colorectal-screening-in-african-american-community\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/JungyoonKim092723.jpg","inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/09\/27\/study-addressing-colorectal-screening-in-african-american-community\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/09\/27\/study-addressing-colorectal-screening-in-african-american-community\/","url":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/09\/27\/study-addressing-colorectal-screening-in-african-american-community\/","name":"Study addressing colorectal screening in African American community","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/09\/27\/study-addressing-colorectal-screening-in-african-american-community\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/09\/27\/study-addressing-colorectal-screening-in-african-american-community\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/JungyoonKim092723.jpg","datePublished":"2023-09-27T07:00:00+00:00","description":"UNMC College of Public Health researchers hope to learn best practices for distributing home-testing kits.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/09\/27\/study-addressing-colorectal-screening-in-african-american-community\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/09\/27\/study-addressing-colorectal-screening-in-african-american-community\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/09\/27\/study-addressing-colorectal-screening-in-african-american-community\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/JungyoonKim092723.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/09\/JungyoonKim092723.jpg","width":900,"height":600},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/09\/27\/study-addressing-colorectal-screening-in-african-american-community\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Study addressing colorectal screening in African American community"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/","name":"Newsroom","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/#organization","name":"University of Nebraska Medical Center","url":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/overview-1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/overview-1.png","width":500,"height":153,"caption":"University of Nebraska Medical Center"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/unmcedu","https:\/\/x.com\/unmc","https:\/\/instagram.com\/iamunmc","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/UNMCEDU"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/#\/schema\/person\/6c55382c243ff55b6c4dee62262b6a5c","name":"Jeffrey Robb","url":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/author\/d09bf41544a3365a46c9077ebb5e35c3\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103355","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/75"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=103355"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103355\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":103366,"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/103355\/revisions\/103366"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/103356"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=103355"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=103355"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=103355"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}