Co-Creating a Culturally Responsive Distance Education Cancer Course with, and for, Alaska’s Community Health Workers: Motivations from a Survey of Key Stakeholders

To gain input on a proposed culturally responsive, distance-delivered cancer education course informed by empowerment theory and adult-learning principles, Alaska’s Community Health Aides/Practitioners (CHA/Ps) and CHA/P leadership were invited to take an online survey in February 2015. The proposed...

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Published in:Journal of cancer education 2017-09, Vol.32 (3), p.426-431
Main Authors: Cueva, Katie, Revels, Laura, Kuhnley, Regina, Cueva, Melany, Lanier, Anne, Dignan, Mark
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Alaska
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Biomedicine
Cancer
Cancer Research
Community Health Workers - education
Cultural Competency
Distance Education
Distance learning
Education, Distance - methods
Empowerment
Female
Health Education
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Motivation
Neoplasms
Pharmacology/Toxicology
Program Development
Public Health
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:To gain input on a proposed culturally responsive, distance-delivered cancer education course informed by empowerment theory and adult-learning principles, Alaska’s Community Health Aides/Practitioners (CHA/Ps) and CHA/P leadership were invited to take an online survey in February 2015. The proposed course will be developed as part of the “Distance Education to Engage Alaskan Community Health Aides in Cancer Control” project. The results of the survey demonstrate that respondents are both interested in taking the proposed class and engaging in course development. The results also indicate that respondents have the technological comfort and capacity to be engaged in online learning and have primarily positive experiences and perceptions of distance education. This survey is the beginning of the interactive development of the online cancer education course and part of a continuing endeavor to promote wellness with, and for, Alaska’s people by empowering Alaska’s CHA/Ps and inspiring positive behavioral change to both prevent cancer and support those who feel its burdens.
ISSN:0885-8195
1543-0154
DOI:10.1007/s13187-015-0961-6