ERIC Number: EJ1056872
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2015-Apr
Pages: 5
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ISSN: ISSN-1090-1981
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Aligning Cost Assessment with Community-Based Participatory Research: The Kin Keeper (superscript SM) Intervention
Meghea, Cristian Ioan; Williams, Karen Patricia
Health Education & Behavior, v42 n2 p148-152 Apr 2015
The few existing economic evaluations of community-based health promotion interventions were reported retrospectively at the end of the trial. We report an evaluation of the costs of the Kin Keeper(superscript SM) Cancer Prevention Intervention, a female family-focused educational intervention for underserved women applied to increase breast and cervical cancer screening by enhancing cancer literacy. The cost analysis was performed from the perspective of a health organization with established community partnerships adding the Kin Keeper family intervention in the future to an existing community health worker program. The cost of delivering the Kin Keeper intervention, including two cancer education home visits, was $151/family. Kin Keeper is an inexpensive educational intervention delivered by community health workers to promote breast and cervical screening, with strong fidelity and quality. Prospecting cost evaluations of community-based interventions are needed for making informed timely decisions on the adaptation and expansion of such programs.
Descriptors: Alignment (Education), Participatory Research, Intervention, Health Promotion, Prevention, Cancer, Family Programs, Health Programs, Community Health Services, Consciousness Raising, Cost Effectiveness, Outreach Programs, Control Groups, Experimental Groups, Program Effectiveness, Program Evaluation
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institute of Nursing Research (NIH)
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Identifiers - Location: Michigan
Grant or Contract Numbers: 5R01NR011323-04