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| Dr. Maria Fernandez described several breast and cervical cancer projects conducted in some of the more than 1,800 unincorporated, un-zoned, semi-rural Hispanic communities along the Texas border that are called “Colonias.” She provided information on the demographics and the challenges in reaching the farm workers. She also provided a comprehensive description of her collaboration with the National Center for Farm worker Health project and their CDC funded Replication and Evaluation of Effective Breast and Cervical Cancer Screening Programs Grant. As part of this collaboration she directed the intervention development and evaluation of a program designed to increased breast and cervical cancer screening among migrant and seasonal farm worker women. |
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Maria Fernandez PhD
Director of Community Outreach Programs
7000 Fannin Suite 2556
Houston,
TX 77030
Phone: 713-500-9626
E-mail: mfernandez@sph.uth.tmc.edu |
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Cultivando La Salud: An Innovation Program Reaching Farmworker Women
34 minutes
