Cervical Cancer Screening Project Team

In Attendance: Benita Robinson, Dai Vu, Elisabeth Atherly,  Laura Ehrlich, Makeisha Nesbitt, Marie Tran, Marva Bohen, Megersa Kumbi, Roshan Paudel, Lisa Stephens  

1.         Welcome/Introductions

2.         Project Discussion:

A.  Contract with ACS:  Roshan reported that there will not need to be a contract.

This project will be integrated into F2F with potential funding for 200 women. 

B.   Funding:  It is anticipated that the Pastor's Wives project will result in 11 to 15 programs at participating churches and that each of these programs will require approximately $1000 to complete with a total cost of approximately $15,000.  Eleven churches have been identified so far.  Compensation will include a small stipend for host churches to cover the cost of providing space, heat, light and other support.  Besides the ACS, potential supporters are:  U of MN Cancer Center; U of MN Gyn/Onc Department; Pharmaceutical companies (Digene, Pfizer); Insurers (Medica; BCBS).  Action:  Marva will look at potential sources of funding at the University.  Gay Lynn will check with Heidi Martin at Digene.

C.   Drafting Objectives for the Project:  Makeisha and Elisabeth drafted process objectives.  As the project becomes clearer they will draft outcome objectives.  Elisabeth will send three or four questions to Lisa Stephens to capture potential outcome measures.  The process measures are:

·         Hold one Friend-To-Friend party for the Pastor's Wives group by March, 2006.

·         Train 25% of Pastor's Wives in Friend-To-Friend model by August, 2006.

·         Recruit and train at least two congregation members on the Friend-To-Friend Approach (to serve as facilitators) at each participating church by the end of __?_2006.

·         All participating churches will hold at least one Friend-To-Friend event by August 2006.

·         At least 50% of female congregants (age 18 and over) will have participated in a Friend-To-Friend event by August, 2006.

D.   Get on Agenda of Pastor's Wives Group:  Benita anticipated she would be able

to get on the agenda later this afternoon.  She will give an update at the next meeting.

E.   Other Items:  Gay Lynn has a draft of talking points.  Pat Radabaugh is providing

feedback about those talking points.  Marva will be summarizing data.  This will be done to provide the information about why we feel this is an important project. 

F.   Next Meeting:  February 28, 2006 at 10:00 a.m.  Snelling Office Park.