Table 1.

Variation in EFIC processes

	Total Sites (n=5)
Satellite IRBs	Yes (n=5, 16 total)
IRB Required activities for CC	Not defined (n=4) One ‘town hall’ style meeting in each county (n=1)
Methods for conducting CC	-Facebook Ads (n=4) -Random Digit Dialing surveys (n=3) -Contact Local City Officials (n=2) -Website with survey (n=3) -Booth at Festivals/Health Fairs (n=1) -Town hall’ style meeting with a survey (n=1)
IRB Required activities for PD	Not defined (n=4) Press release announcing study start date (n=1)
Methods for conducting PD	-Press release via any method(n=4) -Press release via newspaper (n=3) -Press release via radio (n=2) -Press release via TV (n=1) - Press release via bus ads (n=1) - Press release via web ads (n=1) -Website (n=4) -Letters to local Officials and community members (n=1)
IRB Required sequence of CC/PD Activities	CC and PD performed simultaneously (n=3) CC then PD (n=2)
Time from initiation of CC to study approval in days	Site A - 42 Site B - 164 Site C - 141 Site D - 253 Site E - 209

IRB - Institutional Review board

CC - Community consultation

PD - Public disclosure

TV - Television