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. 2019 Oct 4;8(10):e12654. doi: 10.2196/12654

Table 1.

Community-based recruitment source.

Sources of recruitment Method
Weekly tabloid newspaper, monthly recovery newsletter, papers, African American community Posted advertisements
Friend, family passed along study information Provided fliers to participants, encouraged to share
Health care


Local clinics targeted for uninsured and underserved populations Posted fliers, closed circuit television advertisements

Utilization of community partnership with local clinic (medical, mental, and dental services) Posted fliers, closed circuit television advertisements, service presentation to educate staffed facilitators
Apartment buildings, grocery stores, convenience stores, nail salons, office buildings, bus stations, liquor stores, coffee shops, community hot spots Posted fliers around the metropolitan area
Community food shelves, Salvation Army Placed fliers in bags given to consumers
Community centers, women’s resource centers, neighborhood organizations, adoption agency, participation in community events (eg, national night out, health fairs), affiliation with community organizations, Minneapolis Parks Posted fliers, tabled at hosted events

American Indian Center, Division of Indian Work, American Indian Opportunities Industrialization Center, Minneapolis American Indian Center, Native Community Clinic Enlisted assistance of member of the community for outreach, posted fliers
Fliers posted in elevators on University of Minnesota campus, campus dental clinic, tobacco research program hotlines Posted fliers
Employment counselor/agency, workforce centers Posted fliers
Treatment facilities/centers, detox, transitional housing Posted fliers
Education

Child care centers, day care facilities, schools In service presentations for staff, tabled at parent events

Head start programs Tabled at events, placed fliers in child’s bag for taking home
Media

Facebook, internet, television, Craigslist Posted advertisements

Radio Participated in two radio interviews and ran a public service announcement on a local channel
Church, church group Partnered with church organization of 12 local churches, provided in-service assistance, paid organization to assist with recruitment
Case worker/manager, child protection worker, public health nurse, nursing agency, Women, Infants and Children clinics, community facilitators In-service presentations to educate about project to share with clients, posted fliers at agencies