Introduction: Despite the current declines in prostate cancer mortality, African Americans (AA) continue to experience a 60% higher incidence and are twice as likely to die in comparison to men of other racial and ethnic groups. A host of factors have been postulated to explain this inequity, including access to care, patient-centered communication, concordance of patient and physician race, level of prostate cancer knowledge, attitudes and perceptions of care, socioeconomic differences, differences in biological manifestation, type and aggressiveness of treatment, diet, genetics, and lifestyle and environmental factors.  There has been no consistent strategy employed to address prostate cancer disparities, not withstanding an increased effort to provide prostate cancer screening.  Screening and early detection are likely to assist; however, the scientific evidence to date has been insufficient to definitively conclude screening for prostate cancer reduces deaths.  While the uncertainty of the effectiveness of the screening modalities for prostate cancer persists, patients are encouraged to participate in the informed decision making (IDM) process with their healthcare provider to effectively incorporate their values and preferences. However, the extent of the patient-provider interaction in general has been found to be a barrier to securing adequate healthcare among racial and ethnic groups.  Mistrust, fear, discrimination, and racism have all been cited as factors of concern, for African American men in particular, when interfacing with the healthcare system. Four patient mediating outcomes of IDM include: 1) individual risk assessment, 2) consideration of values and beliefs, 3) knowledge of the risk and benefits of screening, and 4) consideration of age and lifespan issues (i.e., existing co-morbidities).  The extent of IDM in clinical settings is unclear.  The goal of this study was to establish effective delivery practice strategies with current recommendations for IDM for prostate cancer screening among African American men.  The use of Community Navigation and digital technology in community based settings allow for the innovativeness of this study.  We conducted a community-based, Randomized Controlled Trial, to assess the effectiveness of community based education as compared to clinical setting usual care in the delivery of the IDM process. The design of the study allowed for the evaluation of the effectiveness of utilizing the Community Navigators and an enhanced Patient Decision Aid in community-based venues to disseminate IDM to AA men. The two study arms were: 1) control (usual care group) and 2) experimental (enhanced patient decision aide and lay health advisory). The eligibility criteria for the participants included: 1) have not been diagnosed or treated for any type of cancer, 2) self-identify as AA, 3) able to understand English (ability to repeat back in their own words), 4) in the age range 40-70, and 5) working telephone number.  Study findings will be presented related to the primary outcome, IDM, measured through four domains: Knowledge, Decisional Conflict, Control Preferences, and Decisional Self-Efficacy. The findings of this study have informed effective community-based strategies with current recommendations for IDM.