January March 2016 Volume 1, Issue 3 Cancer Prevention El Paso - CPEP Did you know? ACCION promotoras have recruited eligible participants from over 150 sites in El Paso County TIEMPO has been successful at recruiting 18-26 year old at non-traditional recruitment sites such as vocational schools BEST has completed 1,043 mammograms De Casa has completed 1,006 pap smears Research Associates Adam Alomari, MPH Maria Chaparro, MPH Silvia Flores, MD, PhD Monica Reyes, PhD, MPH Rebekah Salaiz, MS ACCION, BEST, DE CASA & TIME TO VACCINATE Saludos from the CPEP Team! All the CPRIT funded programs have been busy with their ongoing activities to educate our community about preventing cancer and enrolling eligible participants for free breast, cervical, HPV and colorectal cancer screening. The CPEP Team had the chance to update and touch base with its Community Advisory Board (CAB) at the beginning of the year. The meeting format included updates on the progress of each program, and a new interactive feedback session entitled Café CPRIT Style. This facilitated dialogue activity allowed CAB partners to give timely and specific feedback about recruitment and ways to improve outreach. Members of our CAB commented how they enjoyed the time to engage with the different programs, but also the networking time the meeting provided. Next steps include the incorporation of CAB feedback into current work plans and the planning of another interactive meeting format for the next meeting. We would love to hear from you about your ideas for the next CAB meeting! Promotoras Recruitment Numbers Throughout the existence of all programs [ACCION 1 & 2, De Casa en Casa, BEST & Time to Vaccinate!], promotoras have managed to enroll a total of 14,805 participants from El Paso County since 2012. Below is a detailed description of each program s recruitment numbers: ACCION 1 [March 2012 February 2015] : 9339 ACCION 2 [March 2015 March 2015] : 2888 De Casa en Casa [June 2014 current] : 1053 BEST [August 2014 current] : 929 Time to Get Vaccinated! [November 2014 current] : 596 Program Director Navkiran Shokar, MA, MD, MPH
CPEP Page 2 of 6 National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month The ACCION Team worked hard during the month of March promoting screening as part of awareness efforts during National Colorectal Cancer Awarenesss Month. Over 400 people received CRC education through collaborative efforts with members of our CAB. Two ACCION participants, (including a cancer survivor) gave testimonials about their experience in the program to encourage people to get screened. ACCION Promotoras joined awareness efforts with the NMSU Fred Hutchinson Cancer Reserch Center Team and its giant, inflatable colon at local health fairs and the Hugo V. Mendoza Solder Family Care Center on Fort Bliss. Thanks to new collaborador, Angela Schoppet from William Beaumont Army Medical Center, two ACCION promotoras supported outreach to soldiers and their families. Next steps for the ACCION promotoras include following up with participants that were eligible to receive free screening services and continuing to seek out new community partners. We look forward to working with our partners next year to raise awareness about the importance of getting screened for colorectal cancer. The ACCION Team would like to thank the following people that made this year s CRC awareness events successful: Reynalda Valdez & Juan Muñoz, ACCION Program Manny Sanchez, Guillen Middle School Robert Maldonado & Perla Chaparro, El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Norma Montes, San Jacinto Adult Learning Center Karoline Sondergeroth, NMSU Angela Schoppet, William Beaumont Army Medical Center Elizabeth Moya, Ysleta Community Learning Center CRC event at Ft. Bliss, Hugo V. Mendoza Soldier Family Care Center (left to right) Dr. Eric Rascke, Dr. Dan Roubik, CPT Kimberley Feeney, Dr. Clay Merritt, Dr. Elizabeth Miller and Angela Schoppet CRC event at Guillen Middle School (From left to right) Leticia Ramirez from QUADS, Rosa Maria Gonzalez, Rosa Maria Holguin, Elizabeth Meza, (back) Maria Chaparro, Robert Maldonado, Leslie Mosso, Karoline Sondgeroth; (front) Erika Hernandez and Perla Chaparro CRC event at San Jacinto Adult Learning Center (From left to right) Brenda Quintanar, Rosa Maria Gonzalez, Rosa Maria Holguin, Norma Montes and Elizabeth Meza CRC event at Ft. Bliss, Hugo V. Mendoza Soldier Family Care Center. ACCION Promotoras Erika Hernandez and Elizabeth Meza talk to Army soldiers about colorectal cancer.
Page 3 of 6 CPEP De Casa en Casa Since the distribution of our initial newsletter, the De Casa en Casa program has seen a consistency in both recruiting and screening numbers. Year 2 witnessed high figures and concluded with numbers exceeding our target goal. The year saw a total of 854 women recruited of which 790 were screening eligible. A total of 614 women completed a pap within Year 2 of the program, giving us an 87% screening rate for the year; an increase from Year 1 (83%). More importantly, the program has finally expanded its services to Hudspeth County as previously planned and has actively begun recruiting. When detected at an early stage, the five-year survival rate for women with invasive cervical cancer is 91%. In total, De Casa En Casa has collected and completed the following: 1,550 Total recruitment/program implementation 1,401 Eligible for pap screening; of which 1,006 completed pap screening 116 Eligible for BCCS; of which 26 completed pap screening 62 Eligible for navigation 14 Eligible for education Since the program s implementation in June of 2014, findings have yielded: 48 Pap positive results 14 CIN1 results 2 Cancers BEST (Breast Education, Screening & NavigaTion) Year 2 of the BEST program clearly proved that its need throughout the community is at an all-time high. Similar to the De Casa program, BEST witnessed great figures, with totals for Year 2 also exceeding expectations. Recruitment saw a total of 813 women, with 747 eligible for screening. With scheduled follow-up screenings starting to be seen in Year 2, a total of 751 women received a mammogram, giving the program a 92% completion rate; up from Year 1 (81%). As of March 2016, BEST has collected and completed the following: 300 Comparison Surveys Recruitment[2] 237 Four Month Follow-Up Comparison Surveys[2] 1,359 Total Recruitment/Program Implementation 1,250 Eligible for mammogram screening; of which 1,043 completed screening Over 2.9 million breast cancer survivors are alive in the United States today. Since the program s implementation in August of 2014, findings have yielded: 283 diagnostic screening cases 149 abnormal cases 4 cancer cases
CPEP Page 4 of 6 More CRC Awareness Pics! We want to share more pictures that demonstrate the hard work, spirit and commitment of the ACCION Team at community awareness activities during the month of March. Guillen Middle School Health Fair/Food Pantry on March 15 San Jacinto Adult Learning Center on March 23 Ysleta Community Learning Center on March 31
Page 5 of 6 Time to Get Vaccinated! CPEP Time to Get Vaccinated numbers are: 596 enrolled 386 Participants Eligible For Vaccines 680 Educated
Department of Family and Community Medicine 9849 Kenworthy El Paso, TX PHONE NUMBERS: ACCION: (915) 215-5588 BEST & De Casa: (915) 215-5621 TIME TO VACCINATE: (915) 215-4979 CPEP About Our Organization The mission of the research division of Family & Community Medicine at TTUHSC, PLFSOM, is to advance the science of family medicine through the generation of knowledge to improve the health of the predominantly Hispanic US/Mexico Border population that we serve. The division seeks to become nationally recognized among departments of Family Medicine for engaging in high quality primary care research that improves the health of our community and eliminates disparities in health care. Reminder to Our Partners Program Eligibility FAX: (915) 745-4498 RESEARCH STAFF Navigators: Marisela Cottrell Brenda Quintanar Alma Cobos ACCION Promotoras: Erika Hernandez Rosa Maria Holguin Rosa Maria Gonzalez Elizabeth Meza BEST Promotoras: Hilda Flores Saraí Martinez De Casa Promotoras: Estrella Peña Bertha Ostos ACCION Free Colorectal Cancer Screening Age between 50 and 75 years old Never had colorectal cancer, no recent blood in stool Not up to date with CRC screening De Casa en Casa Cervical Cancer Screening Female between the age of 21 and 65 years old Never had cervical cancer Have not had a hysterectomy Have not had a pap smear in the last 3 years BEST Breast Cancer Screening Female between the age of 50 and 75 years old Never had breast cancer Have not had a mammogram in the last 2 years Time to Get Vaccinated! HPV Vaccination Age between 18 and 26 years old Have not received the 3 doses of HPV Vaccine Legal guardian or parent of a boy or girl, 9-17 years of age, who has not received the 3 doses of HPV vaccine Time to Vaccinate Promotoras: Bertha Medina Soledad Muñoz Blanca Chacon, CMA All CPEP programs are grant funded by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) Data Entry: Mark Medrano Eunise Morales Accounting: Laura Gutierrez