Skin cancer rates are rising and earlier detection through screening leads to better outcomes. Health educators in community centers are well-situated to assess skin cancer risk, deliver tailored health information, and refer high-risk patients to a dermatologist for a screening. This study describes the evaluation of a brief, tailored skin cancer risk assessment, and referral intervention training. The training was developed as part of a pilot feasibility study and seven health educators were trained in an interactive session. Knowledge, attitudes, and efficacy were assessed before and after training. Health educators showed overall improvements of 22% in skin cancer risk knowledge, 50% improvement in positive attitudes toward assessment and referral, and a 40% increase in efficacy to intervene with patients. Community-based health educators that completed the training were able to successfully assess their patients for skin cancer risk and refer high-risk patients for a screening with a healthcare provider.

皮肤癌的发病率正在上升，通过筛查及早发现可以带来更好的结果。社区中心的健康教育工作者可以很好地评估皮肤癌风险，提供量身定制的健康信息，并将高危患者转介给皮肤科医生进行筛查。本研究描述了对简短的、量身定制的皮肤癌风险评估和转诊干预培训的评估。该培训是作为试点可行性研究的一部分开发的，七名健康教育工作者在互动课程中接受了培训。在培训前后对知识、态度和效能进行了评估。健康教育工作者表明，皮肤癌风险知识总体提高了 22%，对评估和转诊的积极态度提高了 50%，患者干预的有效性提高了 40%。