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A few weeks ago, the first group of families participated
in the Health and
Well-Being of African Immigrant Children and their Families
study. We had a
wonderful time and are extremely grateful for their
participation. We are
writing to invite additional families to join us in our
discussions.
As you know, the African Association of Madison and the
African Women’s
Association have joined with the University of Wisconsin
Medical School in a
national project to learn more about African families in
the United States.
In order to learn more about Africans in the United States,
we are writing
to invite you and other members of your family to
participate in a
discussion.
The discussions we are planning will take place on June 7,
2003. They will
be conducted in small groups and you will only be asked to
provide
information with which you feel comfortable. We are
planning to talk with
you about topics such as social support, well-being, issues
of concern to
you and other community members, as well as the transition
to the United
States. Our discussions with you and other family members
who wish to come
are designed to help provide information to health care
providers,
educators, social workers, and others and will help us to
develop strategies
that may make the transition to the US easier and provide
access to
community resources for African families in many cities.
The discussions will last approximately 90 minutes and will
include
refreshments. The information that you provide will be kept
strictly
confidential and will only be used for research purposes.
No identifying
information about you or your family will ever be published
or released to
anyone.
At the conclusion of the discussions, we will offer each
parent and teenager
$20 for spending time with us and helping us with our
project. We will also
give you some information about how to help your child and
your family as
well as where you can call to get further information.
Parents will also be
offered a gift certificate ($10) to Borders Bookstore for
any younger
children that participate in the discussions. Professional
child care will
be provided for children who may be too young to
participate in the
discussions.
Your views mean a great deal to us and the success and
quality of our
discussions depend on your willingness to meet with us. We
have enclosed a
card for your convenience that you can send to us if you
are interested in
participating. We will also be following up with you by
telephone in a few
days to answer any questions about the discussions.
We hope you can participate and invite you to call us at
(608) 265-5996 or
(608) 263-4937. We can also be reached via email at
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Thank you very much for considering our request. We look
forward to meeting
you.
Sincerely,
Gloria Johnson-Powell, M.D.
Associate Dean and Director, Center for the Study of
Cultural Diversity in Healthcare
Sherrill L. Sellers, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Social Work
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