Optimizing My Health My Choice (MHMC) to Promote Breast and Cervical Cancer Care for Native American Women with Disabilities

Co-leaders: Julie Armin, Family & Community Medicine (UACC); Heather Williamson, College of Health and Human Services (NAU)

This community-engaged project is working in partnership with two Native American serving groups, Hopi Cancer Support Services and Tucson Indian Center. Both groups have co-created the resources for the My Health, My Choice (MHMC) program, have immediate access the MHMC educational materials, and will also have co-ownership of the patient navigation resources developed in the proposed project. In addition, the project’s Community Advisory Board includes members who work directly to address the health and wellness of Native American women with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities (IDD) in Arizona. This project’s CAB members are also regularly involved in decisions regarding the project and are able to share project specific resources through their networks.