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Rhoda E. Johnson
Researcher at University of Alabama
Publications - 13
Citations - 393
Rhoda E. Johnson is an academic researcher from University of Alabama. The author has contributed to research in topics: Community health & Health equity. The author has an hindex of 11, co-authored 13 publications receiving 370 citations. Previous affiliations of Rhoda E. Johnson include University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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The Deep South Network for cancer control. Building a community infrastructure to reduce cancer health disparities.
Nedra Lisovicz,Rhoda E. Johnson,John C. Higginbotham,Jennifer A. Downey,Claudia M. Hardy,Mona N. Fouad,Agnes Hinton,Edward E. Partridge +7 more
TL;DR: With 883 volunteers trained as CHARPs spreading cancer awareness messages, both African‐Americans and whites showed an increase in breast and cervical cancer screening utilization in Mississippi and Alabama.
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Planning and implementation of a participatory evaluation strategy: A viable approach in the evaluation of community-based participatory programs addressing cancer disparities
TL;DR: The process of development and implementation of a participatory evaluation framework within a CBPR program to reduce breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer disparities between African Americans and whites in Alabama and Mississippi as well as lessons learned are described.
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Targeted Intervention Strategies to Increase and Maintain Mammography Utilization Among African American Women
Mona N. Fouad,Edward E. Partridge,Mark Dignan,Cheryl L. Holt,Rhoda E. Johnson,Chris Nagy,Sharina D. Person,Theresa A. Wynn,Isabel C. Scarinci +8 more
TL;DR: Tailored motivational messages and peer support can increase mammography screening rates for African American women.
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Adherence and retention in clinical trials: a community-based approach.
Mph Mona N. Fouad Md,Rhoda E. Johnson,M. Christine Nagy,Sharina D. Person,Edward E. Partridge +4 more
TL;DR: The Community Health Advisor (CHA) model has been widely used to recruit rural and low‐income, mostly African American women into clinical and behavioral research studies, but little is known about its effectiveness in promoting retention and adherence of such women in clinical trials.
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Community Health Advisors As Research Partners - An Evaluation of the Training and Activities
TL;DR: It is suggested that implementing a large scale intervention with CHARPs has the potential to increase the dissemination of cancer information and to reduce cancer disparities.