AA STD Disparities - Reminders

African American STD Disparities Health Communication Project

#0920-0798

ATTACHMENT 10

REMINDER LETTERS, E-MAILS, AND PHONE SCRIPTS

(ALL PHASES)

Form Approved

OMB No. 0920-0798

Expiration Date: 01/31/2011

Reminder Letter/E-mail

(reading grade level 7.5 assessed using flesch-kincaid)

Name

Address of Facility

Date

Dear __________________,

You have been scheduled to attend a (CHOOSE ONE) group discussion/interview on ____________________ at _________.

FOR DISCUSSION PARTICIPANTS: This discussion will last approximately 1.5 hours and there will be no attempt to sell you anything. We are simply interested in your opinions. In return for your time you will be paid $50. In addition, refreshments will be provided.

FOR INTERVIEW PARTICIPANTS: This interview will last approximately an hour and there will be no attempt to sell you anything. We are simply interested in your opinions. In return for your time you will receive an honorarium of $50.

Attached are directions to our offices. If you need further directions, please call us at ________.

A few reminders: If you wear reading glasses, please bring them with you since there maybe some reading involved. Please be aware that we have a no smoking policy. Also, if you care for children, please do not bring them with you because we do not provide child care at our office.

If you have any questions or find that you cannot participate, please call us right away at ________ so we can find a replacement. Thank you for your time and for agreeing to participate.

Sincerely,

___________

Attachment (directions to facility)

Reminder Phone Call

Hello, my name is ____________ and I am calling from ____________ to remind you that you are scheduled to attend a (CHOOSE ONE) group discussion/interview in our offices on __________ at _____.

Are you still planning on attending?

IF YES, continue

IF NO, thank you for your time.

I want to remind you of a couple of things:

If you wear reading glasses, please be sure to bring them to the discussion, as there may be some reading involved. Please be aware that we have a no smoking policy. Also, if you care for children, please do not bring them with you because we do not provide child care at our offices.

If you have any questions or you find that you won’t be able to make it to, please call us right away at _______________________ so that we can find a replacement. Thank you for your time and for agreeing to participate.