Educational Materials
Nuestras Historias
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and the No. 1 cancer killer among Latinas. In Nuestras Historias: Mujeres Hispanas Sobreviviendo el Cáncer del Seno (Our Stories: Hispanic Women Surviving Breast Cancer), 26 South Texas women who have fought this deadly disease describe the Latina breast cancer experience and culturally relevant coping skills in their own words. The book, a 114-page publication produced by Redes En Acción, is in full color and presented in English and Spanish.
Buena Vida Magazines
These 24-page, color, bilingual publications aim to educate Hispanic communities about cancer issues and raise awareness about prevention and control activities that are intended to reduce the burden of cancer among medically underserved Hispanics/Latinos.
Qué Onda Newsletter
Qué Onda (Sound Bites) is a monthly newsletter developed for the Sin Fumar tobacco research project to educate youths and the community about tobacco prevention. The newsletter features stories about real kid role models telling their stories to others to stimulate imitation by addressing factors theoretically related to change. Middle and high school Hispanic youth recruited and organized their peers to distribute the behavioral journalism materials to provide social reinforcement for imitation of the role models. Click on this link to view copies of the Qué Onda newsletter.
National PSA Campaign Promoting Latino Cancer Study Participation
Disease cures may be out of reach unless all population segments participate in cancer studies, but researchers have failed to reach Latinos, who comprise less than 6 percent of all National Cancer Institute study participants. The Redes En Acción National PSA Campaign seeks to address this issue by raising awareness of cancer studies and the need for greater Latino participation.