Cancer Education Materials

All materials are available to download in PDF format.

Cancer Series

Native Hawaiian Fact Sheet
This flyer provides general facts on cancer, particularly as it impacts Native Hawaiians, as well as resources and support information.

Native Hawaiian Cancer Series
	Cervical Cancer is Preventable! This brochure informs women of the need to be screened regularly for HPV and cervical cancer, including the risk factors and what to expect in a doctor’s office.
	Colorectal Cancer and Colorectal Cancer Guidelines: What Every Kanaka Maoli Should Know This brochure informs adult men and women of the need to be screened to prevent cancers of the colon and rectum.
	Protect Yourself from Cancers of the Mouth This brochure informs individuals of the causes of oral cancer, what can be done to prevent oral cancer, what to look for and encourages those who smoke to quit.
	Prostate Cancer: Regular Screening Can Save Your Life This brochure informs men about the need to be screened for prostate cancer and possible symptoms.
	Protect Yourself and Your `Ohana from Skin Cancer This brochure informs individuals of what to look for, with visual examples of skin cancer; encourages skin self-exams; and provides advice to prevent skin cancer.
	Testicular Cancer: What Every Guy Should Know This brochure informs young men (ages 15-35) who are at-risk, how to check for testicular cancer, and what to look for.

Native Hawaiian Breast Cancer Survivors “Talking Story” Booklets
	Breast Cancer: The Story of a True Survivor
	Breast Health Care: What Every Woman Should Know This booklet encourages the recommended screenings (self-exam, clinical exam and mammogram) to find breast cancer early, including warning signs and testimonials from Native Hawaiian breast cancer survivors. This new booklet includes the information from our old Breast Health Care and Discovering We Had Breast Cancer booklets.
	Breast Health Care: What Every Woman Should Know (Chuukese) This booklet encourages the recommended screenings (self-exam, clinical exam and mammogram) to find breast cancer early, including warning signs. This new booklet includes the information from our old Breast Health Care and Discovering We Had Breast Cancer booklets and is translated in the Chuukese language.
	Breast Health Care: What Every Woman Should Know (Marshallese) This booklet encourages the recommended screenings (self-exam, clinical exam and mammogram) to find breast cancer early, including warning signs. This new booklet includes the information from our old Breast Health Care and Discovering We Had Breast Cancer booklets and is translated in the Marshallese language.
	After Diagnosis: Now What? This booklet explains the cancer care process to help individuals make informed health care decisions, with tips from Native Hawaiian cancer survivors.
	The `Ohana’s Role in Supporting Loved Ones with Breast Cancer This booklet provides the perspective of family members in the healthcare of a breast cancer survivor, including a section for children.
	Ke Ola o ka Waiū This booklet provides is the Hawaiian language version of Breast Health Care
	Ka Loa`a `ana iā Mākou ka Ma`i `A`ai Waiū This booklet provides is the Hawaiian language version of Discovering We Had Breast Cancer

Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Vaccine Educational Materials
‘Imi Hale learned that parents need more information on the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine to help them decide to vaccinate their daughters and sons. To meet this need, we created educational materials with the help of our community partners. Mahalo to the 900 parents and several doctors in Hawai‘i whose feedback through interviews and surveys guided the content, look, and format of these materials. The brochure is made for parents and the posters were made to be displayed in clinics.
	The HPV vaccine will protect your daughters and sons from some cancers This brochure is designed to help parents decide to vaccine their daughters and sons.
	If there was a vaccine against cancer, wouldn't you get it for your keiki? (boy) This poster was made to be displayed in clinics to encourage parents to vaccine their children.
	If there was a vaccine against cancer, would you get it for your keiki? (girl) This poster was made to be displayed in clinics to encourage parents to vaccine their children.
Bead Necklace Kit
	Bead Necklace Kit This tool kit illustrates the average size of lumps found through breast self-exams, a routine clinical exam and regularly scheduled mammogram, to encourage early breast cancer detection.

BCCCP Provider Sites

BCCCP Provider Sites
This PDF file contains a list of all providers in Hawai`i that participate in the Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program (BCCCP), slong with their contact information. The Hawai`i Breast and Cervical Cancer Control Program was established in 1993 through a Cooperative Agreement with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to provide breast and cervical cancer screening services under the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP).

Click here to learn more about the BCCCP from the State of Hawai`i Department of Health.

Shower Cards

English

Hawaiian

Chamorro

Chuukese

Kosraean

Marshallese

Pohnpeian

Samoan

Yapese

Smoking Cessation Resources
	Why You Should Quit Smoking This brochure uses an anti-oppression framework to contextualize tobacco as an introduced substance that was not part of the Hawaiian way of life, with facts, 5 steps to quitting, and testimonials from former smokers.
	Medicines That Help You Quit Smoking Brochure This two-sided brochure lists different medicines that will help people to stop smoking (pills, nicotine patches, gum, lozenges, etc.). It also describes the medicines’ costs and their benefits. Click here for up-to-date prices for tobacco medicines!
	Smoking is NOT a Hawaiian Tradition! This is a 2-sided placard or door hanger to indicate a no-smoking area.
	Adopting a Smoke-Free Policy: A Guide for Hawai'i Multi-Unit Housing Owners, Associations and Managers This guide was designed to help people make informed decisions about adopting smoke-free policies. The more we learn about the dangers and costs of secondhand smoke, the more we need new rules to protect the health of all multi-unit housing residents, staff and visitors.

Nutrition
	'Ono 'N Healthy Potluck Ideas This pamphlet identifies healthy foods and where to get them for social gatherings, like potlucks and meetings.

Cancer Patient Navigation
	Questions to Ask When You or Someone You Love Has Cancer This booklet has hundreds of the frequently asked questions about cancer care.
	Cancer Patient Navigation Brochure This brochure describes what is a cancer patient navigator and how a patient can benefit from his/her services.
	Cancer Patient Navigation Quick Tips This booklet is mainly utilized by trained cancer patient navigators. It summarizes terms, resources, and documents, etc.
End of Life
	Booklet 1: Advance Care Planning: Making Choices Known A workbook to document the kind of care you want if you are unable to make decisions for yourself. Includes web addresses to find your state’s forms.
	Booklet 2: Planning Ahead: Funeral and Memorial A workbook to document your funeral or memorial service preferences ahead of time. Includes tips for consumers.
	Booklet 3: Preparing to Say Goodbye: Care for the Dying Learn about common symptoms experienced by dying people and what you can do to make the dying person more comfortable.
	Booklet 4: When Death Occurs: What to Do When a Loved One Dies A guide to help you get through the hours, days, and weeks following a loved one’s death.
	Booklet 5: Help for the Bereaved: The Healing Journey Learn about the common expressions of grief, the healing process, and when to get help.

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