Hello everyone, and Happy New Year!
Andrea Papan from the Atlantic Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health has asked me to circulate this information to help her recruit participants for a focus group of women in PEI, which would be part of a project that explores the relationship between food insecurity and having a healthy body weight. I gather the date & time of the focus group will be determined if/when Andrea hears from potential participants.
Ann
Over the last 12 months, have there been times when you and other household members did not have enough to eat?
If so, and you are a woman and have experienced weight challenges, we would like to invite you to share your experiences as part of our research project. We will be conducting group discussions with women, aged 18 and older, to learn about your experiences and understandings around times when you worried about not having enough to eat or actually did not have enough to eat, and weight challenges you faced as well as issues with chronic diseases. Group discussions will be taking place in communities across Atlantic Canada.
You will receive an honorarium for your participation. In addition, you will be reimbursed up to a limited amount for childcare, parking fees, and/or travel costs if you are taking a bus or taxi.
Group discussions will be taking place in Prince Edward Island:
Date: The week of January 30 OR February , 2012 – To be confirmed
Time: To be confirmed, group discussion will be approximately 2.5 hours
Location: To be confirmed
For more information and to find out if you are eligible to participate in this study please contact the Project Coordinator, Andrea Papan at: Atlantic Centre of Excellence for Women’s Health, Dalhousie University, Phone: (902) 494-7849 or andrea.papan@dal.ca Toll free: 1-888-658-1112
