Local IRB - Family and Cultural Impact

“Family and Cultural Impact on STD and HIV Risk among Latino and African-American Youth”

Attachment 3b: Local IRB Determination, California State University Dominguez Hills

CSUDH Institutional Review Board

for the Protection of Human Subjects in Research

Date: August 30, 2010

To: Carl Sneed, Ricky Bluthenthal, Sohaila Shakib

CC: File

From: Irina Gaal, Chair

CSUDH Institutional Review Board (IRB)

Subject: 09-028 Family and Cultural Influences on Talking Strategies Phase 1 and 2

Approval Dates: September 24, 2010 – September 23, 2011

The IRB has reviewed your Continuing Review report and approves your study for another year. A stamped copy of your consent forms are enclosed and should be used as templates for distribution to your subjects.

Procedural changes or amendments must be reported to the IRB and no changes may be made without IRB approval except to eliminate apparent immediate hazards. Please notify the Office of Research and Funded Projects (a) if there are any adverse events that result from your study, and (b) when your study is completed.

If you have any questions, you may contact the Office of Research and Funded Projects at (310) 243-3756.

Thank you.

Subject recruitment and data collection may not be initiated prior to formal written approval from the

IRB Human Subjects Committee