Expedited Review Form

Health Message Testing System Expedited Review Form
1. Title of Study: (Please append screener and questionnaire)
Evaluation of Emergency Preparedness Materials for Limited English Proficient Spanish-Speakers
2. Study Population: (Discuss study population and explain how they will be
selected/recruited.)
Adult Spanish-speakers with limited English proficiency. This population will be divided into
three subgroups. See Attachment A-Protocol Summary and Attachment B-Full Protocol for
details.
Respondent characteristics:
Number of subjects: 150
Number of males: 75
Number of females: 75
Age range: 18 years of age and older
Racial/ethnic composition: Hispanic
Special group status: (e.g., risk group, health care providers, etc.)
Type of group/s:

Adults: Parents/expectant parents/middle-aged/elderly

Geographic location/s:

A total of fifteen focus groups will be conducted. Twelve focus
groups will be conducted in two major metropolitan cities with
large Hispanic
populations,
(e.g.,proposed
San Diego,
California,
3. Incentives: (State what incentive
will be offered
and justify
incentives
to beand
used in
study.)
Miami, Florida). Three focus groups will be conducted in the
area. for this project is $75 per
Incentives result in better showKnoxville,
rates. The Tennessee,
incentive provided
participant. For additional justification, please see Attachment B-Full Protocol.
4. Study method: (Please check one below)
Central location intercept interview:
Telephone interview:
(CATI used: yes or no)
Individual in-depth interview (cognitive interview):
Focus group: ✔
Online interview:
Other: (describe)

5. Purpose of the overall communication effort into which this health message/s will fit: (Please
provide 2-3 sentences below.)
Risk communication is a top priority in CDC's anthrax preparedness activities. The Anthrax
Management Team within CDC has developed materials to provide LEP Spanish-speakers with
information needed to increase the chances for survival in the event that bioterrorists attacked
the U.S. using anthrax. Once refined based on participant feedback, these materials will be used
6.
Categoryadditional
of time sensitivity:
(Pleasematerials
check onetobelow)
in creating
public education
be utilized during an anthrax emergency.
Health emergency:
Time-limited congressional/administrative mandate:
Press coverage correction:
Time-limited audience access: ✔
Ineffective existing materials due to historical event/social trends:
Trend tracking:
7. Describe nature of time sensitivity: (Please provide 2-3 sentences below.)
The funding and Interagency Agreement (IAA) with the Oak Ridge Institute for Science and
Education (ORISE), managed by Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU) for the
Department of Energy (DOE), expires in September 2014.

8. Number of burden hours requested: 350

BURDEN HOURS
Category of Respondent
LEP Spanish-speakers (Screener)
LEP Spanish-speakers (Discussion Guide)
Totals

No. of
Respondents

Participation
Time

Burden

300

10/60

50

150
450

120/60
130/60

300
350

9. Are you using questions from the approved question bank? If yes, please list the item
number(s) used from the question bank and provide a brief rationale for adding these questions.

Yes: 17c, 7d, 5d, 6d, 8e, 104d, 105d, 33d, 29d, 108d, 88d, 89d. These questions will be asked to determine com
No:

*** Items Below to be completed by Office of Associate Director for Communication
(OADC)***
1. Number of burden hours remaining in current year’s allocation: 2637
2. OADC confirmation of time-sensitivity:
Yes: ✔
No:
Barbara Morrison
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Project Officer Signature