Addressing colorectal cancer disparities: The identification of geographic targets for screening interventions in Miami-Dade County, Florida

Recinda Sherman, Kevin Henry, David Lee

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Abstract

This paper describes an analysis of spatial clustering of colorectal cancer (CRC) in Miami-Dade County, Florida. The objective was to identify geographically based targets for colorectal cancer screening interventions for Blacks and Hispanic Whites, two groups with demonstrated disparities in stage at diagnosis and mortality for CRC. The initial cluster detection analysis identified areas with high risk of late stage CRC, however, none of the results were statistically significant. The analysis was not based on an academic research question, but instead was an application intended to guide appropriate and targeted strategies for high risk populations. Only about 50% of the general population receives CRC screening, so, while all groups would benefit from increased CRC screening, high risk communities may potentially benefit the most. Because public health resources are limited, geographically targeting high risk populations for enhanced screening efforts is pragmatic public health policy. Despite the lack of statically significant results, we still needed to develop a helpful answer to the question, where should we market a screening intervention? The selected geographic areas must have real potential for attenuating excess CRC burden through increased screening efforts. Through evaluating a combination of clusters of late stage and overall CRC risk (two separate models of cluster detection), probable communities with low CRC screening uptake were identified. Although they did not meet statistical significance, they were determined to have public health importance.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHealthGIS 2012 - Proc. of the 1st ACM SIGSPATIAL Int. Workshop on the Use of GIS in Public Health, In Conjunction with the 20th ACM SIGSPATIAL Int. Conf. on Advances in Geographic Information Systems
Pages19-26
Number of pages8
DOIs
StatePublished - 2012
Externally publishedYes
Event1st ACM SIGSPATIAL International Workshop on the Use of GIS in Public Health, HealthGIS 2012 - In Conjunction with the 20th ACM SIGSPATIAL International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems - Redondo Beach, CA, United States
Duration: Nov 6 2012Nov 6 2012

Publication series

NameGIS: Proceedings of the ACM International Symposium on Advances in Geographic Information Systems

Conference

Conference1st ACM SIGSPATIAL International Workshop on the Use of GIS in Public Health, HealthGIS 2012 - In Conjunction with the 20th ACM SIGSPATIAL International Conference on Advances in Geographic Information Systems
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityRedondo Beach, CA
Period11/6/1211/6/12

Keywords

  • SaTScan
  • colorectal cancer clusters
  • public health significance
  • screening disparities
  • stage at diagnosis

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