Cancer Education

WINCART’s partners have developed many culturally tailored and language-specific cancer education materials for Chamorros, Marshallese, Native Hawaiians, Samoans and Tongans in Southern California. These materials promote cancer prevention, early detection and survivorship. In addition, WINCART has developed several videos:

WINCART Let’s Move Video

WINCART Early Detection Colorectal Cancer PSA

WINCART Cancer and Culture Series:

1. A Chamorro Perspective on Being Diagnosed with Cancer
2. A Chamorro Perspective
3. A Tongan Perspective
4. A Samoan Perspective
5. A Native Hawaiian Perspective
   

WINCART Diabetes and Culture Among Pacific Islanders Overview

Talk Story Project – Ten vignettes, each of which capture of a story of a Pacific Islander from Southern California. For more information and to watch the videos, please click here

For more information on WINCART’s various patient navigation projects, please view the following:

1. Colorectal Cancer Education Campaign for Pacific Islanders in California
2. Increasing Colorectal Cancer Screening among Tongans and Pacific Islanders in Los Angeles County
3. Increasing Awareness and Colorectal Cancer Screening among Tongans ages 50 and older in Orange County
4. Assessing Colorectal Cancer Education among Pacific Islanders in Orange County

For more cancer prevention and early detection materials relevant to Pacific Islanders, please also go to the ‘Imi Hale Community Network Program website or the Asian Pacific Islander Cancer Education Materials webportal.