Public education and cancer control.
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, Journal Article
Rimer, BK; Gierisch, JM
Published in: Semin Oncol Nurs
November 2005
OBJECTIVES: To provide an overview of public education efforts in tobacco, obesity, environmental health, and cancer screening. DATA SOURCES: Cochrane, AHRQ, the CDC's Guide to Community Preventive Services, and other reviews. CONCLUSION: Major changes in rates of smoking and cancer screening attest to the effectiveness of public education efforts. Diet and physical activity have more resistant behaviors. Communication technologies offer possibilities for connecting people with the education they need. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING PRACTICE: Nurses can play important roles in public education by helping to overcome people's misperceptions and biases related to cancer. There also may be an important role for nurses as information brokers.
Duke Scholars
Published In
Semin Oncol Nurs
DOI
ISSN
0749-2081
Publication Date
November 2005
Volume
21
Issue
4
Start / End Page
286 / 295
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Smoking Prevention
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Risk Assessment
- Public Health
- Primary Prevention
- Oncology Nursing
- Nursing
- Neoplasms
- Mass Screening
- Male
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Rimer, B. K., & Gierisch, J. M. (2005). Public education and cancer control. Semin Oncol Nurs, 21(4), 286–295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soncn.2005.06.003
Rimer, Barbara K., and Jennifer M. Gierisch. “Public education and cancer control.” Semin Oncol Nurs 21, no. 4 (November 2005): 286–95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soncn.2005.06.003.
Rimer BK, Gierisch JM. Public education and cancer control. Semin Oncol Nurs. 2005 Nov;21(4):286–95.
Rimer, Barbara K., and Jennifer M. Gierisch. “Public education and cancer control.” Semin Oncol Nurs, vol. 21, no. 4, Nov. 2005, pp. 286–95. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.soncn.2005.06.003.
Rimer BK, Gierisch JM. Public education and cancer control. Semin Oncol Nurs. 2005 Nov;21(4):286–295.
Published In
Semin Oncol Nurs
DOI
ISSN
0749-2081
Publication Date
November 2005
Volume
21
Issue
4
Start / End Page
286 / 295
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Smoking Prevention
- Sensitivity and Specificity
- Risk Assessment
- Public Health
- Primary Prevention
- Oncology Nursing
- Nursing
- Neoplasms
- Mass Screening
- Male