IRB Protocol Attachment - Correspondence

Attachment C3b

Correspondence

MPT Cover Letter

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Public Health Service

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA 30341-3724

[Date]

Dear [Name],

Thank you very much for agreeing to participate in the Thinking About My Future Study being conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The purpose of this study is to collect information about how people who are age 60 or older protect their physical mobility as they age, including being able to get to the places they want to go. As our interviewer mentioned on the phone, your participation in the study is completely voluntary.

At your convenience please review the materials enclosed in this packet. In about one week, an interviewer from Battelle (the research company assisting CDC with the study) will call to ask you some follow up questions. At the end of the study we will send you a thank you gift for participating.

If you have any questions regarding the study, please call Betsy Payn, M.A., Task Leader, Battelle, at 1-206-528-3138. If you have any questions regarding your rights as a study subject, please contact the Chair of the Battelle Institutional Review Board, at 1-877-810-9530, ext. 500.

Thank you in advance for your time and participation in this important study.

Sincerely,

Gwen Bergen, PhD, MPH, MS

Behavioral Scientist, Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Public Health Service

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlanta, GA 30341-3724

[Date]

Dear [Name],

Thank you very much for participating in the Thinking About My Future Study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The purpose of this study is to collect information about how people who are age 60 or older protect their physical mobility as they age, including being able to get to the places they want to go.

In appreciation for the time you spent participating in the study, we have enclosed a $2 bill.

If you have any questions regarding the study, please call Betsy Payn, M.A., Task Leader, Battelle, at 1-206-528-3138. If you have any questions regarding your rights as a study subject, please contact the Chair of the Battelle Institutional Review Board, at 1-877-810-9530, ext. 500.

Sincerely,

Gwen Bergen, PhD, MPH, MS

Behavioral Scientist, Division of Unintentional Injury Prevention

National Center for Injury Prevention and Control

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention