Great discussion on the term 'hard to reach' - one which I have never liked. On a lighter note, I do remember on my trips to the USA in the 1980s seeing the term 'underserved' and initially thinking it was 'undeserved'. Ooops!
Best wishes, Elizabeth
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From: Health of minority ethnic communities in the UK [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Albert Persaud [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 29 January 2014 19:03
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Subject: Re: Accessing difficult to reach communities
There is no such people or groups of people as "difficult to reach communities"
at best it characterise people as being -"difficult" "they look after their own" ( there is no problem here) and at worst "demonised" and add to the current political and some media fodder of immigration, UKIP, BNP, etc.
This type of thinking was prevalent in the 70s, 80s, and 90s -then phased out with various policy changes. - sad to see it returned, particularly with reference to people from the Caribbean.
methodology and support may be good but message wrong.
Albert.Persaud
On 29 January 2014 13:14, Sarah Fry <[log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>> wrote:
Dear Colleague,
I am doing a PhD at Cardiff University about perceptions of prostate cancer risk in African and Caribbean men in South Wales.
I plan to interview men from the African and Caribbean community in Cardiff. I have started to make contact with the community by volunteering for local events and spending time in community centres. I am hoping this means I will not be a strange face when the time comes to recruiting to my study. I am also meeting with third sector organisations to make key contacts.
This seems to be working well. Does anyone have any experience of recruiting to a study using similar strategies and has it worked?
Thank you for your help.
Sarah
Sarah Fry
PhD Researcher / Oncology Research Nurse
School of Health Care Sciences
College of Biomedical and Life Sciences
Cardiff University
7th Floor, EastGate House
35-43 Newport Road
Cardiff
CF24 0AB
Telephone: 02920 917727<tel:02920%20917727>
http://phdays.cf.ac.uk/
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