TY - JOUR AU - Wang, Jun AU - Burke, Adam AU - Tsoh, Janice Y. AU - Le, Gem M. AU - Stewart, Susan AU - Gildengorin, Ginny PY - 2014 TI - Engaging Traditional Medicine Providers in Colorectal Cancer Screening Education in a Chinese American Community: A Pilot Study T2 - Preventing Chronic Disease JO - Prev Chronic Dis SP - E217 VL - 11 CY - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30333, USA. N2 - INTRODUCTION Although colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is effective in preventing colon cancer, it remains underused by Asian Americans. Because Chinese Americans often use traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), we conducted a pilot study to explore the feasibility and acceptability of having TCM providers deliver education about CRC screening. METHODS Four TCM providers (2 herbalists and 2 acupuncturists) were trained to deliver small-group educational sessions to promote CRC screening. Each provider recruited 15 participants aged 50 to 75. Participants completed a baseline survey on CRC-related knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors and then attended one 2-hour educational session delivered by the providers in Cantonese or Mandarin. Three months later, participants completed a postintervention survey. RESULTS Sixty participants were recruited from the San Francisco Chinatown neighborhood. The average age was 62.4 years. Most participants had limited English proficiency (96.7%), annual household income less than $20,000 per year (60%), and low educational attainment (65.1% < high school education). At postintervention (n = 57), significant increases were found in having heard of CRC (from 52.6% to 79.0%, P < .001) and colon polyps (from 64.9% to 84.2%, P < .001). Knowledge regarding screening frequency recommendations also increased significantly. The rate of ever having received any CRC screening test increased from 71.9% to 82.5% (P <.001 .04="" and="" appropriate="" be="" by="" can="" community.="" conclusion="" crc="" culturally="" deliver="" do="" er="" findings="" from="" http:="" increased="" knowledge="" linguistically="" of="" on="" outreach="" participants="" providers="" rate="" reached="" screening="" screening.="" self-reported="" sn="" suggest="" tcm="" that="" the="" their="" to="" trained="" up-to-date="" ur="" within="">