TY - JOUR
T1 - Addressing cancer health disparities using a global biopsychosocial approach
AU - King, Denae
AU - Miranda, Patricia
AU - Gor, Beverly
AU - Fuchs-Young, Robin
AU - Chilton, Janice
AU - Hajek, Richard
AU - Torres-Vigil, Isabel
AU - Hernández-Valero, Mariá A.
AU - Snipes, S. Amy
AU - Jones, Lovell
PY - 2010/1/15
Y1 - 2010/1/15
N2 - The Center for Research on Minority Health has translated the biopsychosocial framework to address global cancer health disparities through the integration of biological (eg, endogenous steroids, genetic susceptibility, and pesticide levels) and behavioral (eg, dietary interventions) determinants, along with community-based research (eg, comprehensive involvement of community advisory boards) and educational approaches (eg, kindergarten through postgraduate training). Evidence of successful implementation of this framework includes health disparities training for >2000 individuals ranging from elementary to the postgraduate level, and conducting transdisciplinary projects that incorporate traditional and nontraditional health professionals to examine associations between biological and nonbiological determinants of health. Examples and recommendations for implementation of the biopsychosocial approach as it applies to cancer health disparities research are described.
AB - The Center for Research on Minority Health has translated the biopsychosocial framework to address global cancer health disparities through the integration of biological (eg, endogenous steroids, genetic susceptibility, and pesticide levels) and behavioral (eg, dietary interventions) determinants, along with community-based research (eg, comprehensive involvement of community advisory boards) and educational approaches (eg, kindergarten through postgraduate training). Evidence of successful implementation of this framework includes health disparities training for >2000 individuals ranging from elementary to the postgraduate level, and conducting transdisciplinary projects that incorporate traditional and nontraditional health professionals to examine associations between biological and nonbiological determinants of health. Examples and recommendations for implementation of the biopsychosocial approach as it applies to cancer health disparities research are described.
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U2 - 10.1002/cncr.24765
DO - 10.1002/cncr.24765
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 19924792
AN - SCOPUS:75649137306
VL - 116
SP - 264
EP - 269
JO - Cancer
JF - Cancer
SN - 0008-543X
IS - 2
ER -
