Hispanic Health In Nashville 2007: Cancer Needs Assessment

Like many communities in the United States, Nashville, Tennessee, has over the past two decades experienced an unprecedented influx of immigrant Hispanics - a population whose healthcare needs are understudied and not well documented in the academic literature. In response, a coalition of Nashville-area researchers have teamed with community groups to survey the cancer care and prevention needs of Hispanic immigrants. Their findings will help shape future community programs and potentially reduce the burden of cancer among local Hispanics.

“Our local Hispanic community has grown nearly seven-fold over the last decade, yet we do not know much, if anything, about their cancer-related needs,” said lead investigator Pamela Hull, Ph.D., associate director of the Center for Health Research at Tennessee State University. “Our survey has found that members of the Nashville Hispanic community are overwhelmingly interested in cancer prevention and healthcare efforts - including cancer clinical trials and cervical cancer vaccination - yet the community generally lacks access to care and information.” “*

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