BACKGROUND: Minority groups are underrepresented in research, making it difficult to apply medical advances with confidence. In this study, we explored whether community-based cancer education sites and educators serving the African American community could be used to recruit minority participants to research. METHODS: We invited Individuals at community education sites to provide buccal scrapings, saliva samples, psychometric data, and personal information anonymously. RESULTS: Culturally aligned community sites (100%) collaborated in the research recruitment, as did 83% of the individuals at those sites. CONCLUSION: Community-based education sites offer exceptional promise for teaching about research benefits and recruiting members of minority groups to research studies.
BACKGROUND: Minority groups are underrepresented in research, making it difficult to apply medical advances with confidence. In this study, we explored whether community-based cancer education sites and educators serving the African American community could be used to recruit minority participants to research. METHODS: We invited Individuals at community education sites to provide buccal scrapings, saliva samples, psychometric data, and personal information anonymously. RESULTS: Culturally aligned community sites (100%) collaborated in the research recruitment, as did 83% of the individuals at those sites. CONCLUSION: Community-based education sites offer exceptional promise for teaching about research benefits and recruiting members of minority groups to research studies.
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