| Seq #173 | Friday, 11 March 2005 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10:45 AM-12:45 PM Baltimore Convention Center 309, Symposium - Group/Division Sponsored | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Recruitment and Retention of Diverse Community-based Populations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sponsored by: Behavioral Sciences, Cariology Research | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description: The goal of this symposium is to provide recommendations for the successful recruitment and retention of diverse populations for community-based studies. Three speakers will describe ongoing studies that are part of three of the Centers for Research to Reduce Oral Health Disparities, based in different regions of the U.S., all designed to address the high prevalence of early childhood caries. These studies involve recruitment and retention of diverse populations including Alaskan natives, African-Americans in Washington DC, low-income Chinese and Hispanic families in San Francisco, and rural white families in Ohio. A fourth speaker will talk about his experience with the Maori in New Zealand. Responsiveness to Maori is an integral part of current health research in New Zealand and is based on the Treaty of Waitangi (the founding document of New Zealand signed between the British Crown and Maori in 1840). The symposium is targeted at all researchers who work with diverse populations and community groups. We hope the audience will be able to apply the lessons learned and strategies developed by these investigators to improve their ability to collaborate with the community, and design culturally appropriate approaches for enrolling and maintaining participants in observational and intervention studies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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