Attachment P: Intermediate Follow-up Survey Advance Letter

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Attachment P: Intermediate Follow-up Survey Advance Letter

National and Tribal Evaluation of the 2^nd Generation of the Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG)

0970-0462

April 2019

Revised June 2020

Submitted by:

Office of Planning,
Research & Evaluation

Administration for Children & Families

U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services

Federal Project Officers:

Nicole Constance, Hilary Bruck, and Amelia Popham

<<Date>>

Dear <First Name><Middle Initial><Last Name>,

Thank you for agreeing to participate in the National Evaluation of the Health Profession Opportunity Grants (HPOG) Program. When you applied to participate in <PROGRAM NAME> in <Site> you agreed to be part of a voluntary research study. The study is being funded by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). ACF is part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Abt Associates is conducting the study for ACF.

When you applied to be part of the program in [RA MONTHYEAR], you signed a consent form. The consent form explained that researchers will want to conduct one or more future surveys with you. These surveys will help Abt Associates and ACF see how programs like <PROGRAM NAME> are working.

We are writing to let you know that we are getting ready to start the second of these follow-up surveys.

An interviewer from Abt Associates will contact you to explain the survey. If you want to do the survey, the interviewer will ask you to pick a time that is best for you to complete the interview.

• The surveys will ask about your experiences since we last spoke to you. It will also ask some multiple choice questions on various topics.

You can choose whether or not to participate in this survey.

• We are interested in the experiences of everyone who applied to the HPOG program. Even if you were not selected to participate in the program, your experiences are important to this study.

Whether you choose to participate in the survey or not will not affect any assistance that you may receive now or in the future. If you choose to participate, any information you provide to us will be kept private to the extent allowed by law. Only the researchers involved in this study and related research will see your responses. Your name will not be associated with your responses.

This interview is a little shorter, than the one you completed the last time we talked, and should take about 55 minutes. After you complete the survey, you will receive a gift certificate valued at $45 to thank you for your help with this important study.

If you have any questions or would like to schedule your interview, please call Abt Associates toll-free at 1-866-725-1562.

Sincerely,

Brenda Rodriguez

Abt Associates Survey Director

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