Re: African Americans and research

[Sherrill Clark <sjclark@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Lisa, Try for starters

Blumenthal, D.S. et al, Recruitment and retention of subjects for a 
longitudinal cancer prevention study in an inner-city black 
community.  Health Serv. Res. (1995) 30:  197 - 205.

Dula, A. African-American suspicion of the health care system is 
justified:  what do we do about it?  Camb. Q. Healthcare Ethics. (1994) 3: 
347 -257.

Flaskerud, J.H. et al Attaining Gender and Ethnic Diversity in Health 
Intervention Research:  Cultural Responsiveness versus Resource 
Provision.  Advances in Nursing Science. v. 22 n. 4 (June 2000).

Shavers-Hornaday, et al.  Why are Aftrican Americans under-represented in 
medical research studies? Impediments to participation.  Ethn 
Health.  (1997) v.2:  31 -45.

At 03:36 PM 12/20/2001 -0500, you wrote:
>I am looking for references to writing on suspicion/mistrust of
>research/researchers and/or unwillingness to participate in it on the part of
>African Americans. This is certainly part of our "common knowledge"--due 
>to past
>abuses, Tuskegee, etc.--but I'm wondering if anyone can point me to a solid
>discussion of it or research on the topic.
>REspond off-list if you'd like: lfontes@javanet.com
>Thanks.
>Lisa FOntes, Ph.D.

Sherrill Clark, LCSW, PhD
Research Specialist
UC Berkeley, School of Social Welfare
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