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Diasporia News of Friday, 24 January 2014

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A survey for Immigrants From West Africa, Win a Prize

ARE YOU AN IMMIGRANT FROM WEST AFRICA? ARE YOU WILLING TO COMPLETE A CONFIDENTIAL SURVEY FOR A CHANCE TO WIN A $300, $200 OR $100 PRIZE?

THIS STUDY’S IRB PROTOCOL NUMBER: 14-096

The Research Group on Disparities in Health within the Department of Health and Behavior Studies at Teachers College, Columbia University, in New York, New York is studying the experiences of West African immigrants during health-care service delivery with providers (i.e., primarily their primary care physicians, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, nurses, and other staff they encounter and interact with when seeking medical care) to learn of what goes on during receipt of healthcare within the US.

You are being asked to fill out a confidential survey to help us learn of the experiencesof West African immigrants during health-care service delivery Participation in this survey is limited to the first 200 menand women Participation in the study takes about 30-35 minutes After 200 men and women complete the survey, the computer program will automatically close the survey and send out bar–coded gift certificates for use at www.Amazon.comto three randomly chosen e-mail accounts ($300, $200 or $100) without in any way linking your identity to the survey results.

Please go to the link below (www.DIVAhealth.org/AfricanImmigrantSurvey/) to view the informed consent, learn about your rights as a participant and proceed to the survey.

We invite you to e-mail, text, and tweet other men and women you know: “Go to www.DIVAhealth.org/AfricanImmigrantSurvey/and take the survey for a chance to win a $300, $200, or $100 prize” THANK YOU!

NOTE: Participants have a 3 in 200 chance of winning a $300, $200, or $100 bar-coded gift certificate for use on www.Amazon.com.

THANK YOU FOR YOUR PARTICIPATION!

NANA ODURAA ASAMANI-ASANTE,MPH, MS,Doctoral Candidate, Department of Health and Behavior Studies, Pre-Doctoral Fellow, Research Group on Disparities in Health, Teachers College, Columbia University, Box 114, 525 W. 120th Street, New York, NY 10027;noa2102@columbia.edu

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BARBARA C. WALLACE, Ph.D.,Director, Research Group on Disparities in Health, Professor of Health Education, Clinical Psychologist, Department of Health and Behavior Studies, Teachers College, Columbia University, Box 114, 525 W. 120th Street, New York, NY 10027; Bcw3@tc.columbia.edu; Study Contact Number: 267-269-7411

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