Building Bridges - Mayo Clinic
In
2005, Building Bridges was established to address breast and cervical
cancer screening disparities among rural and medically-underserved
women in Stearns County. Organizations
such as the American Cancer Society, Minnesota Department of Health’s
Sage Screening Program, Parish Nurses, St. Cloud Hospital Breast
Center, Centracare Clinics, Stearns County Public Health, and others
collaborated to begin providing culturally-sensitive educational
messages on the benefits of screening and securing free or low-cost
screening for women experiencing cultural or financial barriers to
screening.
Interventions
and strategies have included faith-based screening days, partnering
with parish nurses and churches to reach Spanish speaking women,
working with a local manufacturing facility to reach Asian women, and
building on activities of Stearns County Public Heath and the Sage
Screening Program to disseminate information across the county.
Building Bridges meets quarterly, rotating meeting locations among partner organizations. For more information,
contact: Lisa
Stephens M.S., C.H.E.S.
Phone: 507-284-1072
Email: stephens.lisa@mayo.edu
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