Developing

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Developing Testing a Community Based
Mammography Intervention Funded by the
National Institute of Nursing Research (R21
CA119962)
Principal Investigator Eva Smith, PhD, RN, FAAN
Associate Professor Medical-Surgical Nursing
Purpose To develop in conjunction with community
partners a culturally competent and theory-based
educational mammography adherence intervention
for non-adherent African American women and test
its acceptability and feasibility.
Co-Investigators and Project Team UIC
Co-Investigators Barbara Dancy, PhD, RN,
FAAN Usha Menon, PhD, RN Diana Wilkie, PhD, RN,
FAAN Community Partners Lady Pamela White Jr.
(Markham) Dr. E. Lee Washington (Chicago
Heights) Gloria Dryden-Bryant (Ford
Heights) Beverly Gavins (Robbins) Community
Based Organizations Health Care
Consortium Margaret Davis, RN, MSN Geraldine
Fuller-Jones National Black Nurses Association
Chicago Chapter Azella C. Collins, MSN,
RN Barbara Akpan, MSN, RN, Debra Boyd-Seale, MSN,
RN Sisters Network, Chicago Chapter Beverly
Gavins, BS Sherlane Garnett Community
Organization Partners American Cancer
Society Marcie Jones Cook Department of Public
Health Pat Rewers, MS, RN Shelise Roberts, RN,
BSN,
Phase 1 Develop the BREAST intervention and
instruments Phase 2 Determine the acceptability
of the mammography Adherence
intervention and the assessment instrument Phase
3 Pilot test of intervention and assessment
instrument(s)
Community Partners Organizations
Healthcare Consortium of Illinois
National Black Nurses Association
Sisters Network Inc.
UIC College of Nursing
Steering Committee
The 7 Work Groups and Community Program
Coordinators
Scientific Advisory Committee
Community Advisory Board
Four Community Advisory Committees
Organizational Structure