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The Gerontologist 43:18-26 (2003)
© 2003 The Gerontological Society of America

Lessons Learned About Minority Recruitment and Retention From the Centers on Minority Aging and Health Promotion

Sue Levkoff, ScD, MSW1 and Herman Sanchez1

Correspondence: Address correspondence to Sue Levkoff, Brigham and Women's Hospital: Department of Psychiatry, Aging Research and Education Center, 350 Longwood Avenue, Suite 201, Boston, MA 02115. E-mail: sue_levkoff{at}hms.harvard.edu

Purpose: This article presents a summary of an earlier monograph on the recruitment and retention of older ethnic minority individuals. Design and Methods: The authors provide an overview of recruitment and retention efforts made by six National Institutes of Health Office of Minority Research/National Institute on Aging-funded Centers on Minority Aging and Health Promotion. We rely on a model that focuses on barriers and enablers to recruitment that stem from the minority community as well as the research community. Results: The summary of findings suggests that recruitment and retention success occurs when there is a match between the goals of the ethnic minority communities and the research community. Implications: Recognizing and understanding the culture of each ethnic minority community as well the research perspectives is essential to successful recruitment and retention of ethnic minority elderly individuals.

Key Words: Minority • Recruitment • Retention • Elderly • Research




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