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Social Environment
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Social support that enables activities that reduce risk, detect disease early, and promote health
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Availability of breast and cervical cancer public education programs for target populations that include information on breast-self exam, importance and availability of screening programs, and value of screening as tool for health and well-being:
Proportion of employers, community-based organizations, school PTAs, faith organizations that provided in the past 12 months health promotion programs in the community about the value of screening, breast self-exam and availability of screening programs to prevent breast and cervical cancer among women.
For each health plan or insurer and the community as a whole, proportion of women who have a risk factor for breast or cervical cancer that can be modified through lifestyle changes.
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Community survey, state health departments, health plans
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NOTE: BRFSS, Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System; HEDIS, Health Plan Employer Data and Information Set; MCO, managed care organization; PTA, parent-teacher association.
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