Table 3.

Description of recruitment strategies by Center and project

Center and Study Names	Referral Sites	Referral Source	Invitation Procedure
Center for Interdisciplinary Health Disparities Research, University of Chicago
Social Environment, Stress and Health	Community clinic or health care Practice Community outreach or resources Hospital clinic	Clinic staff Self-referral from flyers/brochures	In-person
The Boston Puerto Rican Center on Population Health and Health Disparities. Tufts/Northeastern Universities
All projects	Community outreach or resources Public records Two-stage cluster design using census blocks	Location in targeted blocks through door-to-door enumeration Self-referral from flyers/brochures	In-person
Institute for Health Research and Policy Centers at University of Illinois at Chicago
Breast Cancer Care in Chicago, All projects	Project 1,2, 4: Rapid case ascertainment, Illinois State Cancer Registry Project 3: Clinic patients are recruited face-to-face	Research staff Self-referral from flyers/brochures	Projects 1,2,4: Mailed with telephone follow-up and in-person interviews with those who agree to participate Project 3: In-person
The Ohio State University Center for Population Health and Health Disparities
Community Awareness, Resources and Education (CARE): Project 1, Phase 1	Community clinic or health care practice	Medical records	Mailed with telephone follow-up
CARE: Project 1, Phase 2	CARE Project 1, Phase 1 Community clinic or health care practice	CARE Project 1, Phase 1 Medical records	In-person Mailed with telephone follow-up
CARE: Project 2	CARE Project 1, Phase 1 Community clinic or health care practice	CARE Project 1, Phase 1 Medical records	In-person
CARE: Project 3	Community clinic or health care practice	Clinic staff Medical records	In-person
RAND Corporation Center for Population Health and Health Disparities
The Role Of Parks In Physical Activity And Health	Parks and households	Not applicable	In-person
Center for Population Health and Health Disparities at the University of Pennsylvania
Biological and Behavioral Predictors of Prostate Cancer	Hospital clinic Hospital records	Clinic staff Research staff	In-person
Determinants of Ethnic Differences In Quality Of Life Following A Prostate Cancer Diagnosis	Community clinic or health care practice Hospital clinic	Clinic staff Research staff Self-referral from flyers/brochures	In-person Mailed Self-referral
University of Texas Medical Branch Center for Population Health and Health Disparities
Environmental Risk, Coping and Mexican American Health Study	Households	Location in targeted blocks through door-to-door enumeration Mass media campaigns (television and newspaper ads) Self-referral from flyers/brochures	Community events In-person
The Liberty County Community-based Cancer Control Project	Churches Civic events Community outreach or resources Hospital records Public records State cancer registry	Community coalition members Medical records Research staff Self-referral from flyers/brochures	Community events In-person Mailed
Wayne State University Center of Urban and African American Health
Exploring Changes in Experiences and Lifestyles (EXCEL)	Community clinic or health care practice Hospital clinic	Cardiac rehabilitation programs	In-person
Obesity, Nitric Oxide, Oxidative Stress and Salt Sensitivity	Community clinic or health care practice Community outreach or resources	Mass media campaigns (e.g., radio spots, billboards, mass mailing) Self-referral from flyers/brochures	In-person Mailed
Women Healthy Lifestyle Study (WHLS)	Community clinic or health care practice Community outreach or resources Hospital clinic Hospital records State cancer registry	Clinic staff Medical records Research staff Self-referral from flyers/brochures	In-person Mailed