Lara S. Savas

Apr 5, 2024 | digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu | Maria Fernandez |María Fernández |Lara S. Savas |John Atkinson |Lynn N. Ibekwe

PURPOSE: To evaluate the effectiveness of a telephone navigation intervention for increasing use of cancer control services among underserved 2-1-1 callers. DESIGN: Randomized controlled trial. SETTING: 2-1-1 call centers in Houston and Weslaco, Texas (located in the Rio Grande Valley near the Mexican border). PARTICIPANTS: 2-1-1 callers in need of Pap test, mammography, colorectal cancer screening, smoking cessation counseling, and/or HPV vaccination for a daughter (n = 1,554).