The purpose of this research is to develop a culturally adapted "Faith in Action!" curriculum to train lay health navigators to provide breast cancer screening navigation to Korean American women within faith-based settings and evaluate whether the culturally adapted "Faith in Action!" curriculum increases adherence to breast cancer screening guidelines among Korean American women within faith-based settings in Los Angeles, California. The primary research procedures include trainings and key informant interviews with lay health navigators in faith-based settings followed by a cluster randomized trial to evaluate the intervention.
Korean woman who is 45 years or older
Does not currently have a breast cancer diagnosis
Non-adherent to cancer screening (did not receive mammogram in last 2 years based on self-report)
Prospective or current member of participating Korean Churches
Does not meet inclusion criteria as described above
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Lead sponsor
California Breast Cancer Research Program
Collaborator