Feasibility of a web-based training system for peer community health advisors in cancer early detection among African Americans

S.L.Z. Santos, E.K. Tagai, M.Q. Wang, M.A. Scheirer, J.L. Slade and C.L. Holt

American Journal of Public Health, 2014, vol. 104, issue 12, 2282-2289

Abstract: We describe the feasibility of a Web-based portal for training peer community health advisors (CHAs). We conducted a community-based implementation trial in African American churches between 2012 and 2014. TheWeb-based portal allows CHAs to log in and view 13 training videos, preparing them to deliver 3 cancer early detection workshops in their churches. Of 8 churches, 6 completed the training, each certifying 2 CHAs. These CHAs took an average of 26 days to complete the training, requiring little technical assistance. Additional technical assistance was required to implement the workshops. The Web-based system appears to be a feasible method for training lay individuals for the CHA role and has implications for increasing the reach of evidencebased interventions. © 2013 American Public Health Association.

Keywords: adult; African American; controlled study; curriculum; early diagnosis; education; feasibility study; female; health auxiliary; human; Internet; interpersonal communication; male; middle aged; program development; randomized controlled trial; teaching, Adult; African Americans; Communication; Community Health Workers; Computer-Assisted Instruction; Curriculum; Early Detection of Cancer; Feasibility Studies; Female; Humans; Internet; Male; Middle Aged; Program Development (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302237

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