Assessing multilevel barriers and facilitators to implementing strategies for cancer screening among Asian Americans in federally qualified health centers: a case study of a community–clinic partnership to improve care for safety-net patients

Community-clinic-academic partnerships can increase cancer screening and awareness in Asian American communities, including addressing cultural screening barriers and identifying adaptation needs for educational materials. Additionally, longstanding clinic- and community-level barriers persist in federally qualified health centers serving underrepresented Asian American communities. These barriers in the cancer screening process include high turnover among clinic quality improvement teams and difficulty prioritizing cancer screening throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.