1 BEEA Previsit Reminder Script

OMB NO.: 0925-0406

EXPIRATION DATE: xx/xx/2016

Attachment 10.1: BEEA PRE-VISIT REMINDER CALL SCRIPT

(BOTH GROUPS/ALL VISITS)

Collection of this information is authorized by The Public Health Service Act (42 USC 285l). Rights of study participants are protected by The Privacy Act of 1974. Participation is voluntary, and there are no penalties for not participating or withdrawing from the study at any time. Refusal to participate will not affect your benefits in any way. The information collected in this study will be kept private to the extent provided by law. Names and other identifiers will not appear in any report of the study. Information provided will be combined for all study participants and reported as summaries. You are being contacted by mail to complete this health follow-up survey because as a member of the Agricultural Health Study your continued involvement can help us learn more about how agricultural and environmental factors may affect the health of farmers and their families.

Public reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to average five minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering and maintaining the data needed, and completing and reviewing the collection of information. An agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of information unless it displays a currently valid OMB control number. Send comments regarding this burden estimate or any other aspect of this collection of information, including suggestions for reducing this burden, to: NIH, Project Clearance Branch, 6705 Rockledge Drive, MSC 7974, Bethesda, MD 20892-7974, ATTN: PRA (0925-0406). Do not return the completed form to this address.

Hello, Mr. ______________, my name is ____________. I will be coming to your

home to interview you and collect your blood and urine samples as a part of the

Study of Biomarkers of Exposures and Effects in Agriculture.

I just wanted to remind you that the visit is scheduled for (tomorrow/DATE) at

(TIME) (AM/PM).

Did you receive the urine collection kit and instructions, and did you have a

chance to review them? Do you have any questions at this time? Please be sure

to collect this sample on the morning of your home visit and store it in your

refrigerator until I come to pick it up.

IF FIRST/OFF-SEASON VISIT:

Have you had a chance to review the consent form for the home visit? Do you

have any questions at this time? We will review these materials during the visit

(tomorrow).

For the duration of the visit, we will need a quiet area with a table such as a

kitchen or dining room, in which to complete the interview and blood collection.

Do you have space that can be used for these activities?

Do you have any questions or concerns at this time?

CONFIRM ADDRESS AND ASK FOR DIRECTIONS IF NECESSARY.