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Women Be Healthy

Keywords / Description:

Women Be Healthy is a health promotion intervention designed to empower women with developmental disabilities to obtain cervical and breast cancer screening. The program includes 90-minute psycho-educational classes, once/weekly with 7 weeks of instruction (8th week is graduation). Content includes anatomy, cancer, importance of screenings, communicating with health care providers, and a field trip to a gynecologist office. 

Toolkit:

Chronic Disease Prevention Toolkit

Keyword Area:

Access to Care, Cancer, Chronic Disease, Disability, Health Promotion and Health Education

Jurisdiction:

Institutional Author:

The North Carolina Office on Disability and Health

Submitted:

05/31/2012

Modified:

05/31/2012

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