Fuquay-Varina
Executive Summary Acknowledgments Introduction History of Fuquay-Varina Secondary Data Assets Public Services Transportation Housing Youth Language and Culture Latino Migrant Farm Workers Employment Racial Interaction Between Groups Methods Community Forum Report Conclusions and Recommendations References AppendicesA9: Community Member Focus Group Fact Sheet
Thank you for taking the time to meet with us. My name is _________ and this is ______________ who will be taking notes and assisting me during our discussion. We recognize that your time is valuable and we appreciate your participation.
We are graduate students from the UNC School of Public Health, Department of Health Behavior and Health Education. One aspect of our training is to work with a community in North Carolina to conduct a community diagnosis. This means that we will work with the community to identify its strengths, weaknesses, and future directions for promoting health and well being in Fuquay-Varina. The information we gather will be summarized and shared with the community in a written document. In addition, we will present our results to the community at a public forum in the spring. We will contact you at a future date to invite you to participate in this forum. The goal of the written document and the forum is to provide possible future direction to address community concerns. By participating in this focus group you are contributing to this process.
The purpose of the focus group today is to listen to your thoughts and experiences of living, working, and being part of the Fuquay-Varina community. You will be asked questions, such as "What are some of the best things about Fuquay-Varina?" and "What are the biggest challenges that people in Fuquay-Varina face?" The questions are designed to get your perspective of the physical surroundings, community life, strengths/assets and weaknesses/problem areas present in Fuquay-Varina. We are interested in your opinions. There are no right or wrong answers. Do you have any questions so far?
This focus group will last about an hour and a half. Is there anyone who cannot stay that long? We would like to have the whole group start and end together if possible.
There is no cost for participating nor will you be reimbursed for your participation. Your participation in the study is completely voluntary and you may withdraw at any time without penalty.
Every effort will be taken to protect your identity. No names or identifying characteristics will be matched with what you say today. In fact, you do not need to reveal your name today if you don't want to. No participants will be identified in any report or publication of this study or its results. We will be reporting summaries of the comments made by community members, but will not identify the names of the individuals we interview. You must agree not to share anything you learn about other participants from group discussions or other activities. However, we cannot guarantee that other members of the group will not share this information and that the information cannot be obtained by legal process or court order.
We would like to take notes and tape record this focus group because your input is important and we want to make sure that we accurately record what you tell us. Because sharing information with the rest of the group might be uncomfortable, you may refuse to answer any questions or request that we stop the tape recorder at any time. The tapes will be kept in a secure location in the School of Public Health. After we are finished using the tapes for this class, the cassettes will be erased or destroyed.
Do you have any questions about today's focus group?
Do you agree to participate in this focus group?
Do you agree to have the interview taped?
This study has been reviewed and approved by the School of Public Health Institutional Review Board on Research Involving Human Subjects. This is group that makes sure that study participants are treated fairly and protected from harm. If you have any questions about your rights as a study participant or are dissatisfied at any time with any aspect of this study, you may contact -- anonymously if you wish -- the School of Public Health Institutional Review Board, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, CB # 7400, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-7400, or by phone 919-966-3012. You may call collect.
Contact Information
If you have any questions about this research study, please feel free to contact the following people (you may call collect if you wish):
Contact Information
If you have any questions about this research study, please feel free to contact the following people (you may call collect if you wish):
| Lynn Osterberg, UNC Graduate Student Contact |  (866) 610-8272 toll-free |
| Karen Moore, Community Diagnosis Advisor | (919) 966-0057 |
| Eugenia Eng, Faculty Advisor | (919) 966-3909 |
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