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APPENDIX B: Interview Guides and Table of IntervieweesThe purpose of this research project is to understand the strengths and weakness of, and to help identify future directions for, the Fuquay-Varina community in Wake County, NC. Community leaders, community members, and those who provide services to the community will be interviewed to obtain information. Results of the interviews will then be summarized and made available to community members.
The human subjects for this study include the community leaders and members of the Fuquay-Varina community in Wake County, NC. Only members of this community and those who provide services to the community will be asked to participate in the study. Only individuals who are over 18 years of age who agree to participate will be interviewed. Minority status and sex are not relevant factors in selecting participants.
Community leaders and service providers to the community will be contacted about their availability and interest to participate in this study. Other community members will be identified by community leaders and service providers. Community members recruited in this manner will be informed how their names were obtained, and that they are under no obligation to participate in the interview. Once identified, subjects will be contacted to request an interview. Pearl Friedberg, Susan Haws, Megan Raspa, Felicia Solomon, Debbie Wood and David Yum will recruit interviewees. It is anticipated that a total of about 25 community leaders and members and about 15 service providers will be contacted for interviews.
Community leaders and service providers will be asked similar, yet slightly different questions during the interviews (see attached protocols). Pearl Friedberg, Susan Haws, Megan Raspa, Felicia Solomon, Debbie Wood and David Yum will conduct interviews. Responses will be kept confidential and interviewees will remain anonymous; however general identifiers such as age, sex, race and number of years residing in the Fuquay-Varina community may be used when summarizing data.
Interviewees will not be compensated nor given inducements for their participation. The only costs to participants will be the time spent in interviews. These interviews are expected to last 30-40 minutes.
Physical, psychological and social risks should be negligible. Interviews will focus primarily on the strengths, weaknesses and directions for development of the Fuquay-Varina community. Results will be summarized and made available to the community leaders, members and service providers.
Names and personal identifiers of all persons contacted for interviews will be kept confidential. A description of the person will be provided instead (i.e. white, middle-aged female has resided in the community for 10 years) in preparing the document. However, if a service provider does not care to remain anonymous and grants permission for use of his or her name, researchers may choose to use these names. Regardless, all community members will remain anonymous.
Audio taping is preferred for all interviews. Permission will be secured from the interviewee prior to taping, and interviewee will be informed of their right to turn off the tape recorder. Cassette tapes will be recycled or destroyed after their use for this class is complete.
A written summary of the strengths and weaknesses of, and suggested future directions for the Fuquay-Varina community will be made available to the community leaders, community members and service providers.
The consent form will be read aloud to each participant, who will then be asked if they have any questions. After making certain all questions have been answered, researchers will proceed to ask interview questions. Permission for audio taping will also be secured prior to taping.
Researchers do not plan to release collected data. The purpose of this project is to fulfill course requirements for HBHE 240/241: Community Diagnosis.
The purpose of this research project is to understand the strengths and weakness of, and to help identify future directions for, the Fuquay-Varina community in Wake County, NC.
Community members will be interviewed in a focus group setting to obtain information. Results of the interviews will then be summarized and made available to community members.
The human subjects for this study range in age from 10-18 years old. Because subjects include persons under the age of 18, informed consent will be obtained from a parent or legal guardian prior to participation in the focus group. It is the intention to obtain a representative sample of the population of the Fuquay-Varina community in Wake County, NC. Every attempt will be made to include a stratified sample based on age (within the youth community) race, gender and socioeconomic status in recruiting subjects.
Youth will be identified by school staff, community leaders and service providers. Once identified, subjects will be contacted to request their participation in a focus group. Youth who are recruited in this manner will be informed how their names were obtained, and that they are under no obligation to participate in the focus group. A written consent form will be sent home with youth under 18 describing the nature and purpose of the focus groups and will require a parent or guardian's signature before proceeding. The parent or guardian will be requested to make special arrangements for transportation if necessary. All subjects will have the details of the study explained to them prior to obtaining focus group consent and will be able to refuse participation at any time. Subject recruitment and focus groups will be conducted by Pearl Friedberg, Susan Haws, Megan Raspa, Felicia Solomon, Debbie Wood and David Yum. It is anticipated that a total of about 20-30 youth will participate in the focus groups.
Youth subjects will be asked questions based on the attached interview guide. Focus groups may be tape-recorded, however participants can request that a focus group not be taped or may stop the recorder at any time during the focus group. Pearl Friedberg, Susan Haws, Megan Raspa, Felicia Solomon, Debbie Wood and David Yum will conduct the focus groups. Responses will be kept confidential and interviewees will remain anonymous; however general identifiers such as age, sex, race and number of years residing in the Fuquay-Varina community may be used when summarizing data.
Interviewees will not be compensated nor given inducements for their participation. The only costs to participants will be the time spent in interviews. These focus groups are expected to last 45-60 minutes. Light refreshments may be provided.
Physical, psychological and social risks should be negligible. Focus groups will concentrate primarily on personal beliefs about the various aspects of growing up in the Fuquay-Varina community. Results will be summarized and made available to the community leaders, members and service providers.
Names and personal identifiers of all persons contacted for focus groups will be kept confidential. A description of the person will be provided instead (i.e. white, adolescent female) in preparing the document. All community members will remain anonymous.
Audio taping is preferred for all interviews. Permission will be secured from the participant and from the parent or guardian prior to taping. Cassette tapes will be recycled or destroyed after their use for this class is complete.
A written summary of the strengths and weaknesses of, and suggested future directions for the Fuquay-Varina community will be made available to the community leaders, community members and service providers.
The consent form will be read aloud to each participant, who will then be asked if they have any questions. Participants under the age of 18 will be required to return a consent form signed by a parent or legal guardian to one of the interviewers before proceeding with the focus group. Once parental consent has been given, participants under 18 years of age will be given an assent form describing the interview process and asking if the youth have any questions. After making certain all questions have been answered, researchers will document that informed parental consent was obtained.
Researchers do not plan to release collected data. The purpose of this project is to fulfill course requirements for HBHE 240/241: Community Diagnosis.
October 25, 1999
We are graduate students in the UNC Chapel Hill School of Public Health in the department of Health Behavior and Health Education. One of our degree requirements is that we conduct a community diagnosis. A community diagnosis is a type of research project in which we assess the strengths and weaknesses of, and help identify future directions for a community. The community to which we have been assigned is Fuquay-Varina.
We will be conducting interviews with individuals who reside, work or attend church in the Fuquay-Varina community. We will also be interviewing service providers for their input into the assets and needs of those in Fuquay-Varina. After conducting these interviews, we will summarize our findings about the strengths and weaknesses of the community, and present them (both written and verbally) to Fuquay-Varina community members.
We would greatly appreciate your participation in our interviews, since you are very familiar with the Fuquay-Varina community, including its assets and needs. Participation in the interviews is entirely voluntary and you are not required to give your name or to reveal any personal information. You have the right to refuse to answer any question or stop the audio taping at any time without penalty. All information collected will remain confidential. This interview should last 30-40 minutes.
If you have questions or concerns about this project, or about your rights as a research participant, please do not hesitate to contact one of our project preceptors, our faculty advisor, or us. Our names and contact information are listed below.
| Pearl Friedberg, UNC Graduate Student Contact | 919-933-5608 | |
| Alan B. Muriera, Co-Preceptor Wake County Human Services | 919-212-9312 | |
| Deborah Cerrito, Co-Preceptor Southern Regional Center Fuquay-Varina | 919-557-1056 | |
| Sandra Quinn, Ph.D., Faculty Advisor UNC School of Public Health | 919-966-3915 |
Thank you for your time. We appreciate your participation.
Pearl Friedberg,
Group contact for Susan Haws, Megan Raspa, Debbie Wood, Felicia Solomon and David Yum
October 21, 1999
Dear Parent or Guardian:
We are graduate students in the UNC Chapel Hill School of Public Health in the department of Health Behavior and Health Education. One of our degree requirements is that we conduct a community diagnosis. A community diagnosis is a type of research project in which we assess the strengths and weaknesses of, and help identify future directions for a community. The community to which we have been assigned is Fuquay-Varina.
We are interested in conducting focus group interviews with youth in the Fuquay-Varina community. The purpose of these focus groups is to get specific ideas and opinions about what growing up in Fuquay-Varina is really like. Questions ask about day-to-day issues that youth face, such as how they feel about the community, what activities they participate and what types of people have an influence in their lives. The Focus groups will be conducted at local schools, libraries and other community settings in Fuquay-Varina and should take about one hour of your child's time to complete. With your permission and theirs, we will take notes and use a tape recorder during the interview. The notes will be destroyed and the tapes erased at the end of this project in the spring of 2000. Everything your child says in the interview is strictly confidential and his/her name will not be associated with any of his/her answers. We will request that the participants in the focus groups follow a "no gossip" rule, that is, that the topics and information discussed during the focus group will not be discussed elsewhere by the participants. No risks of any nature are expected from this study. After conducting these focus groups, we will summarize our findings about the strengths and weaknesses of the community, and present them (both written and verbally) to Fuquay-Varina community members.
If we have permission for your son or daughter to participate in a focus group, please sign and date the statement below and have him/her return to _________________ by _______________. The focus group will take place at ______________ on _______________. We also ask that you make arrangements for transportation for your child. Your son or daughter will have the details explained to him/her prior to starting the focus group. Even if you give consent, your child has the right to refuse participation at any time during the focus group without repercussions. The person from whom we obtained your child's name will not know whether or not your child participated in this study. We hope you will allow your child to participate in an interview with us. The information they provide could help address concerns of all young people in Fuquay-Varina and benefit the community as a whole.
This project has been reviewed and approved by the UNC-Chapel Hillapel Hill Institutional Review Board on Research Involving Human Subject, a board of researchers that makes sure studies are ethical. If you have questions or concerns about this project, or about your rights as a research participant, please do not hesitate to contact our faculty advisor or us. Collect calls will be accepted. Our names and contact information are listed below.
| Pearl Friedberg, UNC Graduate Student Contact | 919-933-5608 | |
| Sandra Quinn, Ph.D., Faculty Advisor UNC School of Public Health | 919-966-3915 |
Thank you for your time and consideration. Please keep this sheet for your records and return the attached consent form.
October 21, 1999
Dear Youth:
We are graduate students in the UNC Chapel Hill School of Public Health in the department of Health Behavior and Health Education. One of our assignments is to complete a community project in a team. We are conducting our project in Fuquay-Varina. To get information about Fuquay-Varina, we will be will be interviewing people who provide help and activities in the community as well as other community members, and doing focus group interviews with young people who live in Fuquay-Varina. We hope to use this information to understand the strengths and weaknesses of the community and to identify future goals for Fuquay-Varina.
We would like to get to know the youth of Fuquay-Varina by doing focus group interviews with young people. The reason for these focus groups is to get ideas and opinions about what growing up in Fuquay-Varina is really like. The questions ask about day-to-day concerns that all young people face. The interviews will be conducted at local schools, libraries and other public places in Fuquay-Varina and should take about one hour of your time to complete. With your and your parent or guardian's permission, we will take notes and use a tape recorder during the interview. The notes and tapes will be destroyed at the end of this project in the spring of 2000. Everything you say in the interview is private and your name will not be matched with any of your answers. We ask that you do not talk about what was said in the group to anybody. We do not think you will be taking any risks by helping us with this project.
If we have your permission to participate in a focus group, please sign and date the statement below and return it to _________________ by _______________. The focus group will take place at ______________ on _______________. You will have the details explained to you before you start the focus group. You have the right to refuse to stop participating at any time during the focus group. The adult who gave us your name will not know whether or not you chose to do the focus group. We hope you will decide to participate in the focus group. The information you provide could help people understand the concerns of all young people in Fuquay-Varina and benefit the community as a whole
This project has been reviewed and approved by the UNC-Chapel Hillapel Hill Institutional Review Board on Research Involving Human Subject, a board of researchers that makes sure studies are ethical. If you have questions or concerns about this project, or about your rights as a research participant, please do not hesitate to contact one of our project preceptors, our faculty advisor, or us. Our names and contact information are listed below.
| Pearl Friedberg, UNC Graduate Student Contact | 919-933-5608 | |
| Susan Haws, UNC Graduate Student Contact | 919-832-1264 | |
| Megan Raspa, UNC Graduate Student Contact | 919-493-7296 | |
| Felicia Solomon, UNC Graduate Student Contact | 919-408-3294 | |
| Debbie Wood, UNC Graduate Student Contact | 919-969-8365 | |
| David Yum, UNC Graduate Student Contact | 919-929-2248 |
Thank you for your time and consideration. Please keep this sheet for your records and return the attached consent form.
Please have your child return this portion of the form to ______________________________ at ___________________ by _________________, 1999.
I DO give my consent for you to conduct a focus group that includes (child's name) ____________________ as part of the UNC-Chapel Hillapel Hill School of Public Health's Community Diagnosis in Fuquay-Varina.
Parent/Guardian Signature __________________________________
Date _________________________
Please have your child return this portion of the form to ______________________________ at ___________________ by _________________, 1999.
I (your name) __________________________ DO give my consent to participate in a focus group interview as part of the UNC-Chapel Hillapel Hill School of Public Health's Community Diagnosis in Fuquay-Varina.
Youth's Signature__________________________________
Date _________________________
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