Community Outreach: Mobile Mammography Van
Faculty involved: Bettina Drake, Graham Colditz, Su-Hsin Chang
The Siteman Cancer Center has a mobile mammography van which aims to provide more convenient mammograms to women by bringing the mammograms to them. The division has worked to evaluate the effectiveness of the van, what will bring women back for a repeat mammography, barriers to getting a mammography, and methods to increase mammography use- such as patient navigators. This work is necessary in order to continue getting mammograms to those individuals who need them.
Learn upcoming mammography van locations.
Publications:
Drake BF, Abadin SS, Lyons S, et al. Mammograms on-the-go—predictors of repeat visits to mobile mammography vans in St Louis, Missouri, USA: a case–control study. BMJ Open 2015;5:e006960. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-006960
Drake BF, Tannan S, Anwuri V, et al. A Community-Based Partnership to Successfully Implement and Maintain a Breast Health Navigation Program. J Community Health. 2015; 40:1216–1223. DOI 10.1007/s10900-015-0051-z
Fayanju OM, Kraenzle S, Drake BF, Oka M, & Goodman MS. Perceived barriers to mammography among underserved women in a Breast Health Center Outreach Program. The American Journal of Surgery 2014; 208(3): 425-434.