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Rise Up, Get Tested, and Live: an Arts-Based Colorectal Cancer Educational Program in a Faith-Based Setting

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Engaging community members in efforts to reduce cancer-related health disparities through community mini-grant programs has been shown to have meaningful impact. A predominantly African-American church in South Carolina was awarded a community mini-grant to increase awareness about colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among disproportionally high-risk African-American communities through culturally appropriate arts-based cancer education. The church’s pastor, health and wellness ministry, and drama ministry created a theatrical production called Rise Up, Get Tested, and Live. Over 100 attendees viewed the play. A pre/post-test evaluation design assessed the effectiveness of the production in increasing participants’ knowledge about CRC and examined their intentions to be screened. Results showed increased knowledge about CRC, increased awareness and understanding about the importance of CRC screening, and favorable intentions about CRC screening. Findings suggest that arts-based cancer education may be an effective tool for the dissemination of information about CRC screening.

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Acknowledgements

We acknowledge Dr. Thurmond Bowens, Jr. and Jewel Golden-Wright from Trinity Baptist Church, and Ms. Kim Hale from the American Cancer Society.

Funding

This study was funded by the South Carolina Cancer Prevention and Control Research Network under Cooperative Agreement Number U48/DP005000-01S2 from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Prevention Research Centers) and the National Cancer Institute.

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  1. Department of Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior & Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA

    Daniela B. Friedman & Heather M. Brandt

  2. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics & Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Arnold School of Public Health and the College of Nursing, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA

    Swann Arp Adams

  3. College of Nursing, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA

    Sue P. Heiney

  4. Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics & Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA

    James R. Hébert

  5. Insights Consulting, Inc., Columbia, SC, 29205, USA

    John R. Ureda

  6. Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC, 29208, USA

    Jessica S. Seel & Courtney S. Schrock

  7. Health and Wellness Ministry, Trinity Baptist Church, Columbia, SC, 29204, USA

    Wilhelmenia Mathias & Vivian Clark-Armstead

  8. Trinity Baptist Church, Columbia, SC, 29204, USA

    Reverend Vernette Dees & Reverend Perry Oliver

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Friedman, D.B., Adams, S.A., Brandt, H.M. et al. Rise Up, Get Tested, and Live: an Arts-Based Colorectal Cancer Educational Program in a Faith-Based Setting. J Canc Educ 34, 550–555 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-018-1340-x

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