Strategies for increased cancer screening participation among immigrants will be developed, including increasing health literacy and awareness of cancer and cancer screening, through culturally-tailored communication. The task will entail activities organised within three subtasks:
6.4.1: Quantitative analyses of specific immigrant populations and the screening program coverage among screening target populations at country level, using EUROSTAT and national data sources, and a literature review of individual and system-level screening barriers among immigrants
6.4.2: Select 6-10 significant groups of immigrants and develop tailored screening information materials. The groups will be selected based on statistics (6.4.1), interest of partners contributing to this task, and insight of professionals with relevant knowledge on cultural context, healthcare systems and language.
6.4.3: Study the impact of using the newly developed materials and approaches compared to conventional invitation letters on screening attendance in a pilot, and develop guidelines for “best practice” for screening immigrants.
This task will be led by OUS, Norway.