Monthly Archives: August 2012

Health Research and Educational Trust (HRET) Disparities Toolkit

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Source: HRET

Type: Online Reading

Level: Advanced

Description: This web-based toolkit offers resources for hospitals, health systems, clinics and health plans for systematic data collection of race, ethicity and primary language data from patients.

Eau Claire Community Health Center: Focus Group Consent Form

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Source: Eau Claire Community Health Center

Type: PDF Document

Level: Intermediate

Description: This document illustrates what important disclosures, items, and information to include, and is a useful template for those wishing to conduct focus groups.

Academy Health: Health Services Researches (HSR) Methods

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Source: Academy Health

Type: Online Reading

Level: Basic

Description:  This site provides an introduction, data sources, and other useful resources for conducting Health Services Research (HSR).

Using Qualitative Methods in Healthcare Research

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Source: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Type: Online Reading

Level: Intermediate

Description: This web-based guide provides methods for researchers developing, evaluating, and engaging in qualitative research projects in healthcare settings.

Data Collection Tools for Evaluation

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Source: Farmworker Health Services, Inc.

Type: PDF Document

Level: Basic

Description: This easy-to-read table offers various evaluation mechanism definitions, benefits, and limitations.

Process Evaluation for Community Participation

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Source: Center for Pediatric Research

Type: Electronic Journal Article

Level: Advanced

Description: This article examines the importance of process evaluation to examine community participation’s role in health and social change outcomes.

A Collaborative Approach to the Recruitment and Retention of Minority Patients with Diabetes in Rural Community Health Centers

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Source: University of South Carolina School of Medicine

Type: Electronic Journal Article

Level: Advanced

Description: This article discusses a successful approach to recruiting and retaining ethnically diverse study participants in rural South Carolina.

Are Racial and Ethnic Minorities Less Willing to Participate in Health Research?

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Source: National Institute of Health

Type: Electronic Journal Article

Level: Advanced

Description: This article finds that African-Americans and Hispanics are no less willing to participate in health research than non-Hispanic whites.  Further, it suggests we focus on ensuring equal access to health research for all groups.

Racial and Ethnic Approaches to Community Health (REACH) Detroit Partnership:Improving Diabetes-Related Outcomes Among African American and Latino Adults

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Source: University of Michigan

Type: PDF Document

Level: Advanced

Description: This study demonstrates the effectiveness of a community-based, culturally tailored diabetes intervention for African American and Latino adults in Detroit, Michigan.

Our Common Ground: Cultivating Women’s Health Through Community-Based Research

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Source: Canadian Women’s Health Network

Type: Electronic Journal Article

Level: Basic

Description: The Women’s Health Research Network published this guide to provide users with a better understanding of the community-based research process and how it can be applied to research at various levels.