Comments on: West Bay Pilipino Multi-Service Center: Winner of Susan G. Komen Foundation Grants http://naffaar8.com/west-bay-pilipino-multi-service-center-winner-of-susan-g-komen-foundation-grants/ Northern California - Region 8 Fri, 10 Feb 2012 07:30:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: West Bay Pilipino Multi Service Center http://naffaar8.com/west-bay-pilipino-multi-service-center-winner-of-susan-g-komen-foundation-grants/#comment-11 West Bay Pilipino Multi Service Center Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:17:08 +0000 http://naffaar8.com/west-bay-pilipino-multi-service-center-winner-of-susan-g-komen-foundation-grants/#comment-11 During the months of July and August of 2007, West Bay allocated initial expenditures of $1000 to inform the Filipino community and designed a media campaign that delivered messages about the importance of early detection and cancer screening among the Filipino community. A grass root collaborative (between West Bay and FCCC) conducted a needs assessment to identify 1) preferred and common methods of communicating health information and 2) belief systems specific to the Filipino community that might serve as barriers or facilitators to improved cancer screening and prevention behavior. To date, 68 surveys were administered. Sinag Tala Advisory Council members led the development of the survey instrument, and volunteers were trained to help community members complete the survey. A total of 68 Filipinos (42 women, 26 men) from various cities in the San Francisco Bay Area participated in the survey. A second phase of data collection will be implemented in the Fall of 2007 to achieve a larger sample size. The Sinag Tala Advisory Council will be responsible for managing and analyzing the data. West Bay Pilipino Multi Service will use findings in the development of a mass media campaign aimed at raising awareness of breast cancer screening among the Filipino San Francisco Bay Area community. Active organizations participating in Sinag Tala as Adcisory Council include the Filipino Community Cancer Collaborative (FCCC), American Cancer Society, Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations, National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Information Service, Cancer Detection Program: Every Woman Counts, University of California, San Francisco, Cancer Information Service (CIS) Stanford University and Seton Hospital. During the months of July and August of 2007, West Bay allocated initial expenditures of $1000 to inform the Filipino community and designed a media campaign that delivered messages about the importance of early detection and cancer screening among the Filipino community. A grass root collaborative (between West Bay and FCCC) conducted a needs assessment to identify 1) preferred and common methods of communicating health information and 2) belief systems specific to the Filipino community that might serve as barriers or facilitators to improved cancer screening and prevention behavior.

To date, 68 surveys were administered. Sinag Tala Advisory Council members led the development of the survey instrument, and volunteers were trained to help community members complete the survey. A total of 68 Filipinos (42 women, 26 men) from various cities in the San Francisco Bay Area participated in the survey. A second phase of data collection will be implemented in the Fall of 2007 to achieve a larger sample size. The Sinag Tala Advisory Council will be responsible for managing and analyzing the data. West Bay Pilipino Multi Service will use findings in the development of a mass media campaign aimed at raising awareness of breast cancer screening among the Filipino San Francisco Bay Area community.

Active organizations participating in Sinag Tala as Adcisory Council include the Filipino Community Cancer Collaborative (FCCC), American Cancer Society, Asian & Pacific Islander American Health Forum, Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations, National Cancer Institute’s Cancer Information Service, Cancer Detection Program: Every Woman Counts, University of California, San Francisco, Cancer Information Service (CIS) Stanford University and Seton Hospital.

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