Missouri LGBT Survey, the CheckOut Project, is now ONLINE!

From Sue McDaniel and Dean Andersen of The CheckOut Project:
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THE CHECKOUT PROJECT SURVEY - ONLINE!
http://www.studentvoice.com/umc/checkoutproject

Welcome to the CHECKOUT PROJECT SURVEY.

Our focus is on gaining insight into the attitudes, behaviors and beliefs of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community regarding tobacco use. This is the first nearly statewide LGBT survey of its kind in Missouri. If you are 18 or older, please consider taking our survey. Your opinions are an important part of our community. If you have already taken this survey at a Pride Festival in Columbia, St. Louis or Springfield, please DO NOT take it again. Your participation is completely voluntary. Confidentiality is important to us and none of the information you provide will be connected to your name.

After completing the survey you can register to win a MP3 player. If you have questions about the survey, or to learn more about the CHECKOUT PROJECT, please contact: Dean Andersen at 573-884-2077 or Sue McDaniel at 573-230-8582.

To learn more about human subject research, please contact the IRB at: 573- 882-3181.

Thank you for participating in this survey. It is our hope the information you provide will be of benefit to our community in the future.

Sincerely,

Dean and Sue
Researchers at MU

Respond by 6/9: Paid Volunteer Opportunity

CheckUp Project
Missouri's First LGBT Health Survey

The CheckUp Project is looking for a few good people.

Are you outgoing? Do you love your community and want to be an active supporter? Are you willing to spare some of your Pridefest time to help the community and earn some cash? Then keep reading...

The CheckUp Project is the first state-sponsored effort to take a serious look at the attitudes, behaviors, and beliefs of the LGBTQ community regarding tobacco use. We believe that this project could help identify health disparities prevalent to our community that are currently being ignored by leading health agencies. Participation in this study will help facilitate what we believe is ground breaking research in this area with the potential to generate more funding to address health disparities in the LGBT Community. We deserve the same level of state support as any other population.

What you need to do is:

• Sign up
  Submit your name, email address, phone number to Sue McDaniel at mcdanielsu@health.missouri.edu or call her at: 573-230-8582. Please contact by June 9th. Each applicant will have to pass an online quiz prior to training, which will be emailed to you. Please keep in mind we are looking for enthusiastic outgoing folks who are comfortable walking up to strangers and asking them to complete a paper survey.
  
  
• Participate
  You will be acting as representatives of the University of Missouri, hired for a 4-hour period (plus training) as consultants. While under the direction of the University, you will be collecting surveys from Pride Festival Attendees.
  
  
• Get Compensated
  You will be paid 100 dollars to collect surveys for 4 hours plus training... some training will be through email and there will be 1/2 hour of training the day of the event. You can work two shifts if you want to, but not on the same day. Being sober is required for this position.

Dates of participation:

• Saturday, June 28th
  
  
• Sunday, June 29th

Shift availabilities and times:

• First shift will work from 10:30am to 3:30pm, showing up at 10:30 for training
  
  
• Second shift will work from 1:00pm to 5:30pm, showing up at 1:00 pm for training

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Community Center of
Metropolitan St. Louis
P.O. Box 19071
St. Louis, MO 63118-9071
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