 he Cancer Prevention Materials for African Americans project, funded by the Texas Cancer Council, was
developed to identify existing gaps in printed cancer education materials intended for African Americans.
Research has shown that African Americans experience higher overall cancer incidence and mortality rates
and lower overall cancer survival rates than all other major ethnic populations (i.e., Asian-Pacific,
Hispanic, Native American, and White) in the United States. For this reason, it is imperative that
printed cancer education materials intended for African Americans be designed in ways to make the
materials culturally sensitive and informative.
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The six major goals of the Cancer Prevention Materials for African Americans project are:
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Conduct a statewide and national search through telephone contacts and mass mailings to locate published cancer prevention materials intended for African Americans.
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Organize an advisory committee of health professionals and lay persons from African-American
communities to assist in the development of an assessment tool and guidelines for cancer education
materials.
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Develop an assessment tool that includes the current methodologies on cultural sensitivity information.
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Develop guidelines that can be used in the development of cancer education materials.
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Create a resource directory of all cancer education materials relevant to African Americans.
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Generate a final report on the development and evaluation of the project.
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