Addressing Cancer Disparities among Native Americans in the Great Plains through an Arts-Based Research Partnership
Presenter Type
UNO Undergraduate Student
Major/Field of Study
Art and Art History
Other
Bachelor of Fine Arts and Art History Double Major
Advisor Information
Non-UNO Advisor: Idoate, Regina (UNMC Associate Professor) regina.robbins@unmc.edu
Location
CEC RM #201/205/209
Presentation Type
Poster
Start Date
22-3-2024 2:30 PM
End Date
22-3-2024 3:45 PM
Abstract
A community-academic medical arts partnership in Omaha, Nebraska, formed to increase community readiness to address cancer in this population. We explored community perceptions of cancer susceptibility and perceived benefits of treatment and designed an intervention to increase Native American collective efficacy to address cancer. The arts can engage community in both research and intervention efforts to promote health and wellness among Native Americans. In this case, the arts not only revealed Native American community understandings of cancer as well as perceived barriers and facilitators to cancer prevention and treatment but also served as the core of an intervention to strengthen Native American collective-efficacy to increase community participation in cancer prevention and treatment effort.
Addressing Cancer Disparities among Native Americans in the Great Plains through an Arts-Based Research Partnership
CEC RM #201/205/209
A community-academic medical arts partnership in Omaha, Nebraska, formed to increase community readiness to address cancer in this population. We explored community perceptions of cancer susceptibility and perceived benefits of treatment and designed an intervention to increase Native American collective efficacy to address cancer. The arts can engage community in both research and intervention efforts to promote health and wellness among Native Americans. In this case, the arts not only revealed Native American community understandings of cancer as well as perceived barriers and facilitators to cancer prevention and treatment but also served as the core of an intervention to strengthen Native American collective-efficacy to increase community participation in cancer prevention and treatment effort.