TY - JOUR
T1 - Using geographic information systems to promote community involvement in comprehensive cancer control
AU - Parrott, Roxanne
AU - Volkman, Julie E.
AU - Lengerich, Eugene
AU - Ghetian, Christie B.
AU - Chadwick, Amy E.
AU - Hopfer, Suellen
N1 - Funding Information:
This research was supported by a cooperative agreement between the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), award number MM-0718. Its contents are the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official views of the CDC or AAMC. Requests for information concerning this article may be obtained by contacting the first author.
Copyright:
Copyright 2010 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2010/4
Y1 - 2010/4
N2 - Geographic information systems (GIS) for cancer control present an innovative approach to health communication for comprehensive cancer control (CCC) planning. The ability to spatially depict multivariate views of cancer incidence, treatment site locations, transportation routes, and even environmental exposures within a map represents opportunities to involve communities in novel ways with cancer control. Communities may be involved strategically and/or as a goal in planning efforts. The experiences and perceptions of a near census of U.S. CCC program managers (N = 49) were examined to gain their insights about the compatibility of GIS mapping for CCC, the target audiences to be reached with maps as a CCC message, and relative advantages of this technology in its diffusion. Analysis includes a quantitative assessment of interviews and qualitative statements to illustrate these issues. Results suggest that GIS use for cancer control has the potential to build community capacity and social capital for communities as a way to reduce the cancer burden.
AB - Geographic information systems (GIS) for cancer control present an innovative approach to health communication for comprehensive cancer control (CCC) planning. The ability to spatially depict multivariate views of cancer incidence, treatment site locations, transportation routes, and even environmental exposures within a map represents opportunities to involve communities in novel ways with cancer control. Communities may be involved strategically and/or as a goal in planning efforts. The experiences and perceptions of a near census of U.S. CCC program managers (N = 49) were examined to gain their insights about the compatibility of GIS mapping for CCC, the target audiences to be reached with maps as a CCC message, and relative advantages of this technology in its diffusion. Analysis includes a quantitative assessment of interviews and qualitative statements to illustrate these issues. Results suggest that GIS use for cancer control has the potential to build community capacity and social capital for communities as a way to reduce the cancer burden.
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U2 - 10.1080/10410231003711755
DO - 10.1080/10410231003711755
M3 - Article
C2 - 20461613
AN - SCOPUS:77952403869
SN - 1041-0236
VL - 25
SP - 276
EP - 285
JO - Health Communication
JF - Health Communication
IS - 3
ER -
