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To gain input on a proposed culturally responsive, distance-delivered cancer education course informed by empowerment theory and adult-learning principles, Alaska’s Community Health Aides/Practitioners (CHA/Ps) and CHA/P leadership were invited to take an online survey in February 2015. The proposed course will be developed as part of the “Distance Education to Engage Alaskan Community Health Aides in Cancer Control” project. The results of the survey demonstrate that respondents are both interested in taking the proposed class and engaging in course development. The results also indicate that respondents have the technological comfort and capacity to be engaged in online learning and have primarily positive experiences and perceptions of distance education. This survey is the beginning of the interactive development of the online cancer education course and part of a continuing endeavor to promote wellness with, and for, Alaska’s people by empowering Alaska’s CHA/Ps and inspiring positive behavioral change to both prevent cancer and support those who feel its burdens.
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“Thank you very much” in Yupik, the language of the Yup’ik people of Alaska
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Research reported in this manuscript was supported by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institutes of Health under award number R25CA186882. The content is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the National Institutes of Health.
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Cueva, K., Revels, L., Kuhnley, R. et al. Co-Creating a Culturally Responsive Distance Education Cancer Course with, and for, Alaska’s Community Health Workers: Motivations from a Survey of Key Stakeholders. J Canc Educ 32, 426–431 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-015-0961-6
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