APPENDIX B: Interview Guides and Table of Interviewees
Community Member Interview Guide
- Opening
- Thank you for taking the time to meet with me/us. We recognize that your time is valuable and we appreciate your participation.
- We are graduate students form UNC School of Public Health. A requirement of our graduate program is that we work with a community in NC to conduct a community diagnosis. This means that we help the community to identify its strengths, weaknesses and future directions. Our community is Fuquay-Varina. The information we gather will be summarized and shared with the community. In addition, we will present our results to the community at a forum that will be held in the spring.
- The purpose of speaking with you today is to find out about your thoughts and experiences (having lived/having worked in/being familiar with) Fuquay-Varina. We are interested in your opinions. There are no right or wrong answers.
- Time: This interview should last 30-40 minutes. We would like to give you the opportunity to tell us as much as you would like, but (mention if you have limited time/ask if they do).
- Confidentiality
- Your comments will remain confidential. We will be reporting summaries of the comments made by community members but will not identify who said what, nor will we identify the names of the individuals we interview.
- We would like to take notes and tape record this interview. Your input is important and we want to make sure that we accurately record what you tell us. Feel free to not respond to any question we ask, or hit the "Stop" button on the tape recorder at any time. After we are finished using the tapes for this class, the cassettes will be recycled or destroyed. Is this okay with you?
- Ground Rules
- Right to refuse: if at any time while we are talking you don't want to answer a question, you do not feel comfortable, or you would like to end the interview, please feel free to let me/us know.
Do you have any questions about anything I have said so far?
- Self and family
- How long have you lived in Fuquay-Varina?
- Who does your family consist of?
- If they have children:
- What ages and grades are your children in?
- Where do they attend school?
- What kind of work do you/family members do?
- Do you have any religious affiliation?
- Assessment of Community
- If someone were considering moving to Fuquay-Varina, what would you tell them about the area to convince them to move here? Probe: what are other strengths or good things about Fuquay-Varina?
- How could Fuquay-Varina be improved? Probe: What other problems/areas for improvement does Fuquay-Varina have?
- Would you consider Fuquay-Varina to be a stagnant community or changing community? What makes you think this? Is this something you would consider to be good or bad for Fuquay-Varina?
- How would you feed about new growth in the area? Probe: Is this something that you would consider to be good or bad for Fuquay-Varina?
- How well would you say people know their neighbors?
- If you needed help for some reason, who would you turn to?
- How do different ethnic groups interact?
- Community activities
- What organizations are in the Fuquay-Varina community?
- Who are the important people in the community for getting things done? Probe: Who are the formal/informal community leaders, etc.?
- What kinds of projects has Fuquay-Varina worked on together (in the past 5-10 years? (How) were you involved in these efforts?
- What activities in the community are you involved in?
- What groups of people are involved in community activities? Probe Are people from all age groups involved?
- What religious services/activities are you involved in?
- How do religious activities fit into life in Fuquay-Varina?
- Employment/Economics
- What types of work are most common?
- What do you think of these job opportunities?
- Health and resources
- What are the main health problems of people in Fuquay-Varina?
- What are the main social problems found in Fuquay-Varina?
- What are some of the environmental health concerns in the community?
- What are some of the safety concerns?
- What health problems have you and your family had to deal with?
- What do most people do when they have health problems?
- Where do most people go to receive medical care?
- How do they get to these places? Probe: What services are provided for those who are unable to get to these places?
- What are some resources provided specifically for youth/elderly?
- What resources would you like to see in Fuquay-Varina?
- How do you feel about the educational system in Fuquay-Varina?
- Changes over time
- Thinking about what we have discussed, how has Fuquay-Varina changed over the past 5 years? Probe: Is there anything different about Fuquay-Varina now that was not the case 5 years ago?
- What do you think about these changes? Probe: Are they something that you consider to be good or bad?
- Perceptions of the future
- How do you think Fuquay-Varina will change over the next 5 years?
- What do you hope to see happen in Fuquay-Varina in the next 5 years?
- What are your plans for the future?
- Closing
- Is there anything else I have not asked about that is important for me to know about Fuquay-Varina?
- Can you think of some other people in the Fuquay-Varina community who we should speak to about Fuquay-Varina?
- What did you think of our interview questions? (Ask for first few interviews only.)
Thank you again for your participation
Service Provider Interview Guide
- Opening
- Thank you for taking the time to meet with me/us. We recognize that your time is valuable and we appreciate your participation.
- We are graduate students form UNC School of Public Health. A requirement of our graduate program is that we work with a community in NC to conduct a community diagnosis. This means that we help the community to identify its strengths, weaknesses and future directions. Our community is Fuquay-Varina. The information we gather will be summarized and shared with the community. In addition, we will present our results to the community at a forum that will be held in the spring.
- The purpose of speaking with you today is to find out about your thoughts and experiences (having lived/having worked in/being familiar with) Fuquay-Varina. We are interested in your opinions. There are no right or wrong answers.
- Time: This interview should last 30-40 minutes. We would like to give you the opportunity to tell us as much as you would like, but (mention if you have limited time/ask if they do).
- Confidentiality
- Your comments will remain confidential. We will be reporting summaries of the comments made by community members but will not identify who said what, nor will we identify the names of the individuals we interview.
- We would like to take notes and tape record this interview. Your input is important and we want to make sure that we accurately record what you tell us. Feel free to not respond to any question we ask, or hit the "Stop" button on the tape recorder at any time. After we are finished using the tapes for this class, the cassettes will be recycled or destroyed. Is this okay with you?
- Ground Rules
- Right to refuse: if at any time while we are talking you don't want to answer a question, you do not feel comfortable, or you would like to end the interview, please feel free to let me/us know.
Do you have any questions about anything I have said so far?
- Overview of Services
- Could you pleas provide me/us with an overview of the services your agency provides?
- What is your source of funding?
- What services does your agency provide for the residents of Fuquay-Varina?
- What kind of contact do you have with residents of Fuquay-Varina? Probe: Which groups? How often?
- What special criteria must people meet in order to be eligible for your services?
- What Fuquay-Varina groups use your services most?
- What Fuquay-Varina groups tend to be most in need of your services?
- What barriers do you encounter in trying to reach Fuquay-Varina residents? (geographic, transportation, etc.)
- What other organizations provide similar services to Fuquay-Varina residents?
- How does your agency meet the cultural and language needs of the various groups of Fuquay-Varina?
- Community
- What would you say are the strengths of the Fuquay-Varina community?
- What would you say are the greatest needs of the Fuquay-Varina community?
- What kinds of community projects have been undertaken in Fuquay-Varina during your time of working with community residents? Probe: How would you explain their success or lack thereof?
- If you were going to try to implement some type of community health project in Fuquay-Varina, who from the Fuquay-Varina community would you try to involve to ensure success?
- What community needs are not met by your agency or other organizations in the area?
- How is the community involved in determining the services that you provide?
- General
- Is there anything else you can tell me/us about the Fuquay-Varina community?
- Is there anything else that you think I/we should know about?
- Documents
- Does your agency have any documents (e.g. annual reports, funding applications, etc.) that we can either look at or have copies of?
- Referrals
- Who else would you recommend that we talk to about the needs and assets of Fuquay-Varina? Probe: Would you be willing for us to mention your name when we contact them?
Thank you for your time.
Youth Focus Group Interview Guide
- Describe something you think makes Fuquay-Varina a special place to live.
- Who are some of the people who help the town the most? How do they help?
- Are you proud of your school? Why or why not?
- If you had a really hard homework assignment that you couldn't figure out, what would you do?
- Besides going to school, what are some of the things you do during the week? What about places you go often?
- What are some activities you do on the weekends? With whom do you do them?
Thank you for your time.
Interviewee List
| # | Gender | Race/ Ethnicity | Age | Type of interview | Service provider | Community Member |
|---|
| | Individual | Focus Group | |
|---|
| 1 | F | White | Unknown | | X | | X |
| 2 | M | White | Unknown | | X | | X |
| 3 | M | White | < 50 | | X | X | X |
| 4 | F | White | > 50 | | X | | X |
| 5 | M | White | < 50 | X | | X | X |
| 6 | F | African Amer. | > 50 | X | | X | X |
| 7 | F | White | Unknown | X | | | X |
| 8 | M | Latino | < 50 | X | | X | X |
| 9 | F | African Amer. | Unknown | X | | X | |
| 10 | M | White | > 50 | X | | X | X |
| 11 | F | White | < 50 | X | | | X |
| 12 | M | White | > 50 | X | | | X |
| 13 | M | White | < 50 | X | | X | X |
| 14 | F | White | < 50 | X | | | X |
| 15 | M | African Amer. | > 50 | X | | | X |
| 16 | M | African Amer. | < 50 | X | | | X |
| 17 | M | White | < 50 | X | | X | |
| 18 | F | White | Unknown | X | | X | X |
| 19 | M | Latino | < 50 | X | | | X |
| 20 | M | African Amer. | < 18 | | X | | X |
| 21 | F | African Amer. | < 18 | | X | | X |
| 22 | F | African Amer. | < 18 | | X | | X |
| 23 | F | African Amer. | < 18 | | X | | X |
| 24 | F | African Amer. | < 18 | | X | | X |
| 25 | F | African Amer. | < 18 | | X | | X |
| 26 | F | African Amer. | < 18 | | X | | X |
| 27 | F | African Amer. | < 18 | | X | | X |
| 28 | F | African Amer. | < 18 | | X | | X |
| 29 | F | White | < 18 | | X | | X |
| 30 | M | African Amer. | > 50 | X | | X | X |
| 31 | F | White | < 18 | | X | | X |
| 32 | F | White | < 18 | | X | | X |
| 33 | F | White | < 18 | | X | | X |
| 34 | F | White | < 18 | | X | | X |
| 35 | F | White | < 18 | | X | | X |
| 36 | M | White | < 18 | | X | | X |
| 37 | F | African Amer. | < 18 | | X | | X |
| 38 | F | African Amer. | < 18 | | X | | X |
| 39 | F | White | > 50 | X | | X | X |
| 40 | F | White | Unknown | X | | X | X |
APPENDIX A: IRB Protocols and Informed Consent
APPENDIX C: Announcements and Promotional Material for Fuquay-Varina Community Forum