Minority Health Summit

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Minority HealthSummit
Minority Health Task Force

• Focus Groups Results
• March 20, 2004

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Overview

• History
• Goals
• Evidence
• Discussion
• Interactive Session
• Next Steps

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History

• Healthy People 2000 and 2010
• February 2002--University of Pittsburghs Center
  for Minority Health response to PA DOH planning
  grant
• October 2002--Health Disparity Leadership
  Institute
• January 2003--Task Force meets monthly

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Goals

• Assess what are priority health issues
• Engage and support community to address health
  issues

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Evidence

• National
• State
• County

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State Evidence
Figure 1. Average Annual Age-Adjusted Incidence
and Mortality Rates, All Cancer Sites, by Sex
and Race, Pennsylvania Residents,
1994-1998. per 100,000 1970 US standard million
population.
Source PA Department of Health, Online, Number
of Cases by Stage, Sex and Race, by County, 23
Selected Sites, 1990-1998
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County Evidence

• Statistics
• Focus Groups

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Statistics

• Cancer
• Prostate
• Female Breast
• Cervical
• Colon

"These data were provided by the Bureau of Health
Statistics and Research, Pennsylvania Department
of Health. The Department specifically disclaims
responsibility for any analyses, interpretations
or conclusions."
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Prostate Cancer
Figure 1. Comparison Between Races on Percentage
of Early-Stage (in situ or local) and Late-Stage
(regional or distant) Diagnosis for Men with
Prostate Cancer in Washington County, from 1990
to 1998.
Source PA Department of Health, Online, Number
of Cases by Stage, Sex and Race, by County, 23
Selected Sites, 1990-1998
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Female Breast Cancer
Figure 2. Comparison Between Races on Percentage
of Early-Stage (in situ or local) and Late-Stage
(regional or distant) Diagnosis for Women with
Breast Cancer in Washington County from 1990 to
1998.
Source PA Department of Health, Online, Number
of Cases by Stage, Sex and Race, by County, 23
Selected Sites, 1990-1998
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Cervical Cancer
Figure 3. Comparison Between Races on Percentage
of Early-Stage (in situ or local) and Late-Stage
(regional or distant) Diagnosis for Women with
Cervical Cancer in Washington County, from 1990
to 1998.
Source PA Department of Health, Online, Number
of Cases by Stage, Sex and Race, by County, 23
Selected Sites, 1990-1998
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Colon Cancer
Figure 4. Comparison Between Races on Percentage
of Early-Stage (in situ or local) and Late-Stage
(regional or distant) Diagnosis for Men with
Colon Cancer in Washington County, from 1990 to
1998.
Source PA Department of Health, Online, Number
of Cases by Stage, Sex and Race, by County, 23
Selected Sites, 1990-1998
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Colon Cancer
Figure 5. Comparison Between Races on Percentage
of Early-Stage (in situ or local) and Late-Stage
(regional or distant) Diagnosis for Women with
Colon Cancer in Washington County, from 1990 to
1998.
Source PA Department of Health, Online, Number
of Cases by Stage, Sex and Race, by County, 23
Selected Sites, 1990-1998
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Focus Groups

• Locations
• Methodology
• Results

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Locations

• Canonsburg, PA
• Mt. Olive Baptist Church, 2-8-04
• Donora, PA
• First Baptist Church, 4-3-04
• Washington, PA
• Friendship Baptist Church, 2-15-04
• Nazareth Baptist Church, 2-22-04
• St. Paul AME Church, 8-16-03

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Methodology

• Recruitment
• Member of congregation/task force recruited 6-8
  people with a variety of ages
• Guide
• 1. What do you consider to be the major health
  issues confronting your community?
• 2. What are the obstacles or barriers that keep
  people in your community from getting the help
  they need?
• 3. What are some solutions that could help
  address these barriers?

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Results

• Priority Lists
• Barriers
• Solutions

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Priority Lists

• Three of the four groups listed the following
  issues
• Diabetes
• Hypertension
• The following issues were listed by two of the
  four groups
• Cancer
• Drug/Alcohol Use

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Priority Lists

• The following issues were listed by one of the
  four groups
• Health Insurance issues
• High cholesterol
• Exercise/Nutrition for adults and kids
• Accessible, available, and affordable health
  care, programs, and facilities
• STD (AIDS, sexual dysfunction)
• Mental Health (adult and youth, especially
  depression and self-esteem)
• Teen Pregnancy

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Barriers

• Lack of education / knowledge / awareness / mixed
  messages
• Fear / lack of trust due to bad experiences
• Apathy / denial
• Community not involved
• Lack of resources (money health insurance)
• Identifying those at risk

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Solutions

• Prayer
• Get involved
• More education programs then pass on to /
  encourage others
• Need local role models / advocates / spokespeople

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Discussion

• Questions
• What do you think about the results?

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Interactive Session

1. Break into groups based on priority areas.
2. For each priority area, discuss how to overcome
   barriers and use solutions in suggested
   activities.
3. Report out.

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Next Steps

• Welcome additional members to task force
• Task force meets second Thursday of every month
  from 500 P.M. to 630 P.M. at Presbyterian
  SeniorCare
• Develop Minority Health Task Force strategic plan
• List goals and objectives
• Create action plan to carry out

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Thank you!

• Washington County Health Partners, Inc.190 N
  Main St, Ste 208Washington, PA 15301(P)
  724-222-6511(F) 724-222-6685(E) info_at_wchpinc.org