Integrating Special Populations

Through translational research navigation, MACHE works to advance the conduct of population health research(also known as T4 research).

The Integrating Special Populations (ISP) Program of the MACHE and the Clinical and Translation Science Institute (CTSI) aims to assist Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist investigators by increasing involvement of special populations in clinical studies in order to build trust between communities and researchers though: training, voucher programs, language services, research navigation and consultations. The program especially encourages research opportunities for:

Older adults (65 years of age and older)
Children and adolescents (17 years of age and younger)
Underrepresented racial and ethnic minorities

The goal of the ISP program is to offer services to support clinical studies in the inclusion of special populations to:

Meet the health needs of patients across diverse populations.
Increase knowledge about the extent to which different subgroups might respond to prevention.
Diagnose and treat diseases and assure the safety and effectiveness of prevention.

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Over the last decade, the Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity (MACHE) at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (WFBMC) has developed and implemented large-scale outreach programs targeting racial and ethnic minorities and older adults. These efforts, using well established strategies and expertise, have supported numerous clinical trials to improve health care in these under-studied groups.

Our well-established strategies include research-focused services:

Research Participant Navigation

Voucher Program

Consultation Services

Research Participant Navigation services supports non-English speaking participants in studies, playing a key role as a liaison between the research team and the subject, assisting in screening, recruitment and consenting of participants, patient management. Additionally navigators also help non-English speaking participants throughout the research process through continuous interpreting, networking, and emotional support.

Studies that identify a financial need can request funds from the voucher program to help overcome barriers related to transportation, child care, and study advertisement, for example.

You can view voucher guidelines here.

Consultation Services provides feedback on recruitment strategies for including special populations and reviews and advises on advertisement materials and media outlets. The MACHE team also provides feedback related to diversity sensitivity and offers strategies to increase the interest of special populations to participate in research.

Language Services

Community Outreach & Education

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Language Services supports studies through document translation, on-site interpretation and the use of the Video Remote Interpreting system, which connects participants (and their family members) with live, on-demand interpreters for 20 spoken languages, including American Sign Language.

Community Outreach and Education was established to create a presence in the community by participating in community events to educate the general public about the importance of participating in research, and to network with other community organizations to promote research participation.

The Be Involved en Español project advertises in Spanish for studies that are specifically trying to recruit Hispanics. Studies that are part of the Be Involved en Español project have access to all MACHE services and have access to bilingual research staff to seamlessly include Spanish-speaking participants.

Visit the Be Involved website

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