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| Eugenia Eng, Dr.P.H.
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Research Interests
Dr. Eng's work is community-based intervention research to improve: (1) breast cancer screening and follow-up of abnormal mammogram results among rural, ethnic minority women and (2) quality of life for breast cancer survivors in rural NC. Since 1990, Dr. Eng has served as the PI for two formative research studies, funded by NCI, to examine the feasibility of early detection interventions that build on older African American women's natural helping networks. The results have led to a 10-county intervention trial, also funded by NCI, and a network of approximately 240 lay health advisors and 20 nurse advisors called Save Our Sisters. As a member of Lineberger's Breast Cancer and Cancer Control Education Program, she mentors predoctoral fellows with interests ranging from conducting participatory action research and using methods, such as "photovoice" and grounded theory, to implementing and evaluating community-based interventions.
This past year, she was nominated and selected to serve on the CDC's National Blue Ribbon Panel, a 21-member body charged with developing an approach for evaluating community interventions to eliminate racial and ethnic disparities in health status. The following are Dr. Eng's new grants that were funded this year:
1. MacArthur Foundation, PI, Legitimacy, Sovereignty, and the Delivery of Public Health: A Study of Cooperation and Conflict between State and Non-State Actors in Zambia, 1/00-12/00, $57,000
2. UNC Center For AIDS Research, PI, Influence of the Social Context on African American Women's Sexual Behaviors, 3/00-2/01, $10,000
3. UNC Center for Public Service, Ueltschi Grant, Developing a Manual for Teaching Health Science Students to Use the Participatory Action Research Method of Photovoice, 1/00-6/03, $8,000
Publications
Freudenberg, N., ENG, E., Flay, B., Parcel, G., Rogers, T., and Wallerstein, N. Strengthening individual and community capacity to prevent disease and promote health: In search of relevant theories and principles, Health Education Quarterly, 22(3): 290-306, 1995.
Schuster, J., Thomas, J., and ENG, E. Bridging the culture gap in sexually transmitted disease care, North Carolina Medical Journal, 56(6): 2-6, 1995.
ENG, E. and Smith, J. Natural helping functions of lay health advisors in breast cancer education, Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 35: 23-29, 1995.
Earp, J.A., Viadro, C., Vincus, A., Altpeter, M., Flax, V., Mayne, L., ENG, E. Lay health advisors: A strategy for "getting the word out" about breast cancer. Journal of Health Education and Behavior, 24(4), August 1997.
Gorbach, P.M., Hoa, D.T.K., ENG, E., Tsui, A. The meaning of RTI in Vietnam - A qualitative study of illness representation: Collaboration or self-regulation? Journal of Health Education and Behavior, 24(6):773-785,1997.
Parker, E.A., ENG, E., Margolis, L.M, Laraia, B., Ammerman, A., Dodds, J. Coalition building for prevention. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 4(2):25-36,1998.
Parker EA, ENG E, Shulz A, Israel BA. Evaluating community capacity-building to address community perceived problems. New Directions in Program Evaluation, 83, Fall 1999.
Blumenthal C, ENG E, Thomas JC. STEP sisters, sex, and STDs: A process evaluation of the recruitment of lay health advisors. American Journal of Health Promotion, 14(1): 37-38, 1999.
Margolis L, Parker EA, ENG E. Who speaks for health departments? Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 5(3):47-53, 1999.
Altpeter M, Earp JA, Bishop CM, , ENG E. Lay health advisor activity levels: Definitions from the field. Health Education and Behavior, 26(4): 495-512, 1999.
ENG E, Altpeter M, Parker EA. Listening for A Change: Strategies for Community-Based Health Promotion Research in Rural Communities. In I. Carlton-LaNey, R. Edwards, PN Reid, (eds) Preserving and Strengthening Small Towns and Rural Communities, National Association of Social Work Press, 1999.
McDonald, MA, Randall-David, E., Ackerman , S, ENG, E. Respect and Protect Lay Health Advisor Training Manual, Sexually Transmitted Epidemic Prevention Project, 1999.
McDonald, MA, Randall-David, E., Ackerman, S, ENG, E. Respect and Protect Facilitators Manual, Sexually Transmitted Epidemic Prevention Project, 1999.
E-mail: eugenia_eng@unc.edu
Telephone: (919) 966-3909
FAX: (919) 966-2921
Address: 313 Rosenau Hall Chapel Hill, NC
