Abstract B027: Adapting communication resources for clinic staff in a multisite FQHC to improve HPV vaccination encounters with Spanish-speaking parents of adolescents
Authors: Garcia Samantha , Martinez-Hollingsworth Adrienne , Navarro Sheila Salinas , Hudson Sharon , He Zehui , Dang Emily , Palinkas Lawrence , Baezconde-Garbanati Lourdes , Tsui Jennifer 
Published: September 2024

Introduction: Adopting evidenced-based strategies (EBS) targeting clinic staff in safety-net settings can improve adolescent HPV vaccination rates. Still, adaptations of EBS are needed to reach racial/ethnic minority patients and families effectively. As part of a larger implementation study on HPV vaccination, we examined and addressed adaptation needs for HPV vaccine communication resources to support clinic staff serving Hispanic adolescent FQHC patients. Methods: In October 2022-January 2023, we partnered with a large multi-site FQHC in Los Angeles, CA to deliver two clinic staff trainings designed to i) improve HPV knowledge and communication strategies; and ii) discuss HPV vaccine workflow. Informed by the Practice Change Model, we completed baseline qualitative interviews with clinic team members (providers, clinic staff, and leadership) and provider and clinic staff surveys to inform the development, implementation, and adaptation of clinic staff training on HPV vaccine knowledge and communication strategies. We then conducted site visits and key-informant interviews with clinic staff immediately post-training. Notes from site visits and key-informant interviews were transcribed to identify potential barriers to adoption and opportunities for adaptation. Results: Baseline data indicated 95% of clinic staff identified as Hispanic and 94% reported speaking a language other than English. Notes from site visits and key-informant interviews with clinic staff indicated clinic staff identified the need for Spanish language messaging to communicate HPV and cancer prevention messages to monolingual Spanish families. As a result, we adapted Spanish-language messages from the 2023 Health Resources and Services Administration toolkit and American Cancer Society to develop a handout with scripts that address top concerns about HPV vaccination with monolingual Spanish-speaking parents of adolescents to that were identified from baseline data collection. Bilingual-bicultural staff then validated messages and confirmed cultural relevance. Developed materials were then presented to clinic leadership to review and suggest further refinement before delivering them to clinic staff. Discussion: Key-informant interviews and post-training site visits played an important role in identifying opportunities to adapt EBS designed to improve HPV vaccination among culturally diverse patients. To better serve diverse communities disproportionately impacted by HPV-associated cancers, clinic staff need resources with HPV vaccine communication messages available in languages that reflect the needs of their patient population.

Citation Format: Samantha Garcia, Adrienne Martinez-Hollingsworth, Sheila Salinas Navarro, Sharon Hudson, Zehui He, Emily Dang, Lawrence Palinkas, Lourdes Baezconde-Garbanati, Jennifer Tsui. Adapting communication resources for clinic staff in a multisite FQHC to improve HPV vaccination encounters with Spanish-speaking parents of adolescents [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 17th AACR Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved; 2024 Sep 21-24; Los Angeles, CA. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2024;33(9 Suppl):Abstract nr B027.