Perla Vaca

@UUtah Alumna| Proud #firstgenlatina | She/her | AYA Cancer Research

[Perla Vaca @PerlaVacaL]

Grateful to have attended the HCI Research Retreat last week! I was selected as a poster award winner! Thank you to my team for their continuous support! #AYAresearch

[Austin R. Waters, PhD, MSPH @AustinH2O_]

Financial burden experienced by #AYA survivors during the pandemic negatively impacted their ability to access needed cancer care and resulted in changes to medication obtainment.

Latest pub led by @Hey_JudeO!
@hkkaddas @WarnerEcho @annersck

https://t.co/UtVDwAGYUT

[Austin R. Waters, PhD, MSPH @AustinH2O_]

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Low health insurance literacy among young cancer survivors is common and may contribute to severe outcomes such as non-adherence and increased financial burden.
Stay tuned for the rest of our work on this topic! @annersck @WarnerEcho @PsycholERPark @DrGKPerez @marklewismd

[Huntsman Cancer Institute @huntsmancancer]

A new paper in JNCI Cancer Spectrum by the Kirchhoff Research Group indicates that many survivors of adolescent and young adult cancers hesitate to obtain COVID-19 vaccinations. @annersck @AustinH2O_

#AYAcancer #COVID19Vaccine #VaccineHesitancy

https://t.co/mm2u8QKTpQ

[Huntsman Cancer Institute @huntsmancancer]

For Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Awareness week we want to introduce you to the members of the Kirchhoff Research Group, which focuses on understanding and improving the health of pediatric, adolescent, and young adult cancer survivors.

#AYAcancer #AYAware

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[Perla Vaca @PerlaVacaL]

@WarnerEcho @ASPrevOnc Yes!! Thank you 😊

[Perla Vaca @PerlaVacaL]

Love the idea of going out to the community! Great work! #ASPO2021

[ASPO Disparities Special Interest Group @ASPODisparities]

Dr. David Garcia discusses Effective Recruitment and Retention Strategies for Cancer Prevention Research in Hispanic Communities. #ASPO2021

[Perla Vaca @PerlaVacaL]

Great job @AustinH2O_ on his #flashtalk about challenges young adult cancer caregivers face #ASPOposters2021 #ASPO2021

[Echo Warner, PhD, MPH @WarnerEcho]

@annersck @PerlaVacaL @GMaP_R6 So proud @PerlaVacaL !! Everyone check out this rising research star @ASPrevOnc @huntsmancancer #ASPO2021

[Perla Vaca @PerlaVacaL]

@annersck @GMaP_R6 Thank you for all your support! 😊

[Perla Vaca @PerlaVacaL]

Thank you @ASPrevOnc for allowing me to present this amazing research at the #ASPO2021 #ASPOposters2021

[American Society of Preventive Oncology (ASPO) @ASPrevOnc]

The HIAYA CHAT Project: Qualitative Feedback on a Health Insurance Education Program for Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Patients

@PerlaVacaL
#ASPOposters2021

https://t.co/zBYLkFSvOu

[Perla Vaca @PerlaVacaL]

@ASPrevOnc Thanks to my mentor @WarnerEcho and collaborators @AustinH2O @johna3877 @Hkkaddas @Tomokoutah @MarkLewismd @DrGKPerez @PsycholERPark and the rest of the Kirchhoff research team! @Huntsmancancer @IntermountainMedCtr Supported by @NIH @theNCI R01CA242729-01 and P30CA04201

[Perla Vaca @PerlaVacaL]

@ASPrevOnc 5/5 AYA’s report the need to learn about health insurance and healthcare costs. It’s important to consider AYA cancer patients’ preferences for a health insurance education program because it may improve relevance and efficacy of a health insurance intervention. #ASPOposters2021

[Perla Vaca @PerlaVacaL]

@ASPrevOnc 4/5 When adapting the content, it was important to consider the format of the graphics in the intervention. Format is an important factor considering that health insurance is a hard topic to understand. Graphics have to be clear both directionally and visually. #ASPOposters2021

[Perla Vaca @PerlaVacaL]

@ASPrevOnc 3/5 We asked AYAs about educational content including insurance coverage and components. Feedback about insurance included… #ASPOposters2021 #AYACSM @HIAYAcancer

[Perla Vaca @PerlaVacaL]

@ASPrevOnc 2/5 We conducted N=24 interviews with AYA cancer patients & created a coding scheme & coded feedback about intervention content into two categories: Endorsements and Recommendations. #ASPOposters2021 #AYACSM @HIAYAcancer

[Perla Vaca @PerlaVacaL]

@ASPrevOnc 1/5 Adolescent and young adults (AYA) have a unique need for health insurance (HI) literacy and costs. AYAs have limited experience navigating their HI because cancer may be their first major health event. We adapted an intervention following Movsisyan framework. #ASPOposters2021

[Perla Vaca @PerlaVacaL]

@NevarezBrewster LOVE this! 💪🏽

[CDC @CDCgov]

#COVID19 vaccines are effective at protecting you from getting sick. Based on what we know, people who have been fully vaccinated can start to do some things that they had stopped doing because of the pandemic. To learn more, visit: https://t.co/FJMon7WlFO.

[Melissa Nevarez-Brewster (she/her/ella) @NevarezBrewster]

One of my recent favorite reads: https://t.co/CtSYZDxPXt
People of color are disproportionately exposed to chronic stress. Experiencing chronic stress during pregnancy can influence fetal development and birth outcomes, which can contribute to health disparities. #phdlife