Effective Recruitment Strategies and Community-Based Participatory Research: Community Networks Program Centers' Recruitment in Cancer Prevention Studies

• Published in: Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention Vol. 23; no. 3; pp. 416 - 423
• Main Authors: Greiner, K. Allen, Friedman, Daniela B., Adams, Swann Arp, Gwede, Clement K., Cupertino, Paula, Engelman, Kimberly K., Meade, Cathy D., Hébert, James R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Philadelphia, PA American Association for Cancer Research 01.03.2014
• Subjects: Biological and medical sciences; Community Networks; Community-Based Participatory Research - methods; Community-Based Participatory Research - organization & administration; Early Detection of Cancer - methods; Female; Florida; Humans; Kansas; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Multiple tumors. Solid tumors. Tumors in childhood (general aspects); Neoplasms - prevention & control; Patient Selection; Pilot Projects; South Carolina; Tumors; Florida; South Carolina; Kansas; Human; Prevention; Cancerology; Program; Scientific research; Population recruitment; Network; Community participation; Malignant tumor; Community action for health; Cancer

Background: Community-based participatory research (CBPR) approaches that involve community and academic partners in activities ranging from protocol design through dissemination of study findings can increase recruitment of medically underserved and underrepresented racial/ethnic minority populatio...