Creating a Patient Navigation Model to Address Cervical Cancer Disparities in a Rural Hispanic Farmworker Community

Authors

Kristen Wells, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
Maria Rivera, University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine
Sara Proctor, Catholic Mobile Medical ServicesFollow
Gloria Arroyo, Moffitt Cancer Center
Shalanda A. Bynum, Uniformed Services University of the Health SciencesFollow
Gwendolyn Quinn, University of South Florida Morsani College of MedicineFollow
John S. Luque, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Marlene Rivera, St. Joseph's Hospital
Dinorah Martinez-Tyson, University of South Florida College of Behavioral and Community SciencesFollow
Cathy Meade, University of South Florida Morsani College of MedicineFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

2012

Publication Title

Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Abstract

This report describes the implementation of a pilot patient navigation (PN) program created to address cervical cancer disparities in a predominantly Hispanic agricultural community. Since November 2009, a patient navigator has provided services to patients of Catholic Mobile Medical Services (CMMS). The PN program has resulted in the need for additional clinic sessions to accommodate the demand for preventive care at CMMS.

Comments

This is an Accepted Author Manuscript obtained from the PMC. The publisher's final edited version of this article is available at the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved.

Recommended Citation

Wells, Kristen, Maria Rivera, Sara Proctor, Gloria Arroyo, Shalanda A. Bynum, Gwendolyn Quinn, John S. Luque, Marlene Rivera, Dinorah Martinez-Tyson, Cathy Meade. 2012. "Creating a Patient Navigation Model to Address Cervical Cancer Disparities in a Rural Hispanic Farmworker Community." Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved, 23: 1712-1718.
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