What to know
The individual and community awareness focus area includes tools and resources to inform and educate the public about cancer, risk factors, and screening practices to increase awareness about and demand for cancer screening services.
Introduction
This page is part of the Breast Cancer Screening Change Package.
Change concepts are "general notions that are useful for developing more specific strategies for changing a process."1 Change ideas are evidence-based or practice-based "actionable, specific ideas or strategies."1 Each change idea is linked to tools and resources that can be used or adapted to improve cancer screening.
Note: See a list of acronyms used in this change package.
Change concept: Inform and educate the public to increase awareness and use of recommended cancer screenings.
- Evidence-Based Cancer Control Programs (EBCCP) — The Forsyth County Cancer Screening Project (FoCaS)A [some patient-facing materials included]
- Evidence-Based Cancer Control Programs (EBCCP) — Friend to Friend
- NIHB — Health Systems Improvement Toolkit: A Guide to Cancer Screenings in Indian Country,B pages 27–30
- Evidence-Based Cancer Control Programs (EBCCP) — The Forsyth County Cancer Screening Project (FoCaS)
- GW Cancer Center — Guide for Patient Navigators: A Supplement to the Oncology Patient Navigator Training: The Fundamentals, pages 22–27
- NIHB — Health Systems Improvement Toolkit: A Guide to Cancer Screenings in Indian Country, pages 27–30
- Evidence-Based Cancer Control Programs (EBCCP) — The Witness Project, see Program Materials: Implementation Manual
- Evidence-Based Cancer Control Programs (EBCCP) — The Forsyth County Cancer Screening Project (FoCaS), see Program Materials: FoCaS Outreach Plan of Action
- GW Cancer Center — Health Equity Toolbox: Resources to Foster Cultural Sensitivity and Equitable Care for All
- ACOG — Mammography and Other Screening Tests for Breast ProblemsA
- ACS — About Breast CancerA [English and Spanish website with downloadable PDFs]
- ACS — American Cancer Society Recommendations for the Early Detection of Breast CancerA [English and Spanish]
- ASCO — Breast Cancer GuideA
- CDC — Bring Your BraveA [videos intended for women younger than 45]
- CDC, Kognito, and NACDD — Talk to Someone: Triple Negative Breast Cancer [human simulation]; also available in SpanishA
- Evidence-Based Cancer Control Programs (EBCCP) — The Forsyth County Cancer Screening Project (FoCaS)A [flyers and brochures]
- Evidence-Based Cancer Control Programs (EBCCP) — The Witness Project,A see Program Materials: Implementation Manual: Appendix C: Publicity, pages 12–26 [brochure, press kit, fact sheet]
- Harvard Medical School — Mammography: How to Make the Right Decision for YouA
- Moffitt Cancer Center — Inspiring Stories: CathyA
- National Native Network — Screening and Early DetectionA
- Navajo Department of Health — Navajo Cancer Prevention ProgramA [English and Navajo videos with some patient information included]
- NCI — Understanding Breast Changes and Conditions: A Health GuideA [information booklet]; also available in Spanish
- ODPHP — Mammograms: Questions for the DoctorA [English and Spanish]
- Prevent Cancer Foundation — 4 Breast Cancer Screening Tests You Should Know AboutA
- Susan G. Komen — Breast Cancer GlossaryA
- Young Survival Coalition — Breast Health and You: A Young Woman's GuideA [information booklet and infographic]
Content Source:
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Tobacco Cessation Change Package. US Department of Health and Human Services; 2019.
- Indicates a patient resource.
- This resource may contain some information that does not reflect the current US Preventive Services Task Force recommendations for breast cancer screening.