From knowledge gaps to confidence: a pilot study evaluating a multilingual skin cancer educational intervention in underserved Spanish- and Punjabi-speaking communities

An in-person, linguistically tailored, community-based education can significantly improve skin cancer awareness and self-examination confidence among underserved Spanish- and Punjabi-speaking populations. Shifting deeper health beliefs may require more sustained and targeted interventions. Future efforts should expand community-driven, language-concordant interventions and explore long-term impacts on behavior and beliefs.