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NIH Aug 18, 1995 | R01
Engaging Minority Communities in Genetics Policy Making
Institution: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR
FOA Number: N/A
Abstract
This renewal project, conducted by a consortium of three universities (University of Michigan, Michigan State University and Tuskegee University) will develop a process for engaging minority populations of diverse socioeconomic levels in the process of rational democratic deliberation on moral and political issues relating to genome research and its resulting technology, and will develop recommendations for laws, professional standards and institutional policies regarding the use and application of genome research and technology. Fifteen African American and Latino community-based organizations will identify participants for focus groups and for a series of five dialogue sessions held in the 'home' communities. Focus groups will identify a menu of issues of concern, and dialogue sessions will discuss the issues and develop recommendations. Regional community policy meetings attended by all group participants will convert dialogue group output into specific policy recommendations. Both the recommendations and the process used in their development will be analyzed, with dissemination of recommendations and lessons learned to the public, policy-makers, health educators and practitioners. A Community Advisory Board, with representation from community-based organizations participating in the project, will provide input to all project phases. Qualitative and quantitative methods will be used to evaluate both process and outcome, with comparisons to the initial project.
FUNDING AGENCY:
Funder:
NIHInstitute:
NATIONAL HUMAN GENOME RESEARCH INSTITUTEFunding Type:
R01Project Number:
R01HG001005Start Date:
Aug 18, 1995End Date:
Nov 30, 2001PROJECT TERMS:
African American, Attitude, behavioral /social science research tag, community, Decision Making, Ethics, fertility, Genetic Counseling, genetic disorder diagnosis, Genetic Screening, health care policy, health care professional practice, Hispanic Americans, human subject, Prenatal Diagnosis, psychological values, Public Opinion, socioeconomics