Attach 25A-25B BEEA Advance Letters for First Post-Application Visit

ATTACHMENTS 25A & 25B

BEEA Advance Letter for First Post-Application Visit
for Iowa and NC
25A. BEEA Advance Letter for First Post-Diazinon Application
Home Visit for Iowa Respondents
25B. BEEA Advance Letter for First Post-Diazinon Application
Home Visit for North Carolina Respondents

Attachment 25A. BEEA IA Scheduling Letter for First Post-Diazinon
Application Visit (Recent Exposure Group only)
Study of Biomarkers of Exposures and Effects in Agriculture
(to be sent in advance of the “month out” call)
Date
To:
Mr.
From: Charles Lynch, M.D., Ph.D.
Director, Iowa Field Station
I want to thank you for participating in the Agricultural Health Study’s
Biomarkers of Exposures and Effects in Agriculture (BEEA) Study and for taking the
time to complete the first home visit with us. You may recall that you consented to
receiving two additional visits to your home: one within a day after you complete
diazinon use, and one about three weeks later. You noted previously that you thought
that you would {apply/make the decision about applying} diazinon in .
We will be calling you within the next week to verify your schedule for applying
diazinon and to find out when you may be ready to schedule the next home visit. The
call will take 5 minutes or less.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Ellen Heywood, study
coordinator at 1-800-217-1954. Please specify that you are calling about the BEEA
Study. If you have questions or concerns about your rights as a research subject please
contact the Human Subjects Office, 300 College of Medicine Administration Building,
The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa, 52242, (319) 335-6564, or e-mail
irb@uiowa.edu. Again, we want to thank you for your assistance in making the
Agricultural Health Study an important and successful study of health in the agricultural
community. We look forward to speaking with you soon.

Attacment 25B: BEEA NC Scheduling Letter for First Post-Diazinon Application Visit
(Recent Exposure Group only)
Study of Biomarkers of Exposures and Effects in Agriculture
(to be sent in advance of the “month out” call)
Date
Dear Mr. ,
I want to thank you for participating in the Agricultural Health Study’s Biomarkers of
Exposures and Effects in Agriculture (BEEA) Study and for taking the time to complete the first
home visit with us. You may recall that you consented to receiving two additional visits to your
home: one within a day after you complete diazinon use, and one about three weeks later. You
noted previously that you thought that you would {apply/make the decision about applying}
diazinon in .
We will be calling you within the next week to verify your schedule for applying
diazinon and to find out when you may be ready to schedule the next home visit. The call will
take 5 minutes or less.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Margaret Hayslip, study
coordinator toll free at 1-800-424-7883. Please specify that you are calling about the Biomarkers
of Exposures and Effects in Agriculture (BEEA) Study. If you have questions or concerns about
your rights as a research subject please contact the Battelle Institutional Review Board toll-free
at (877) 810-9530 ext. 500.Again, we want to thank you for your assistance in making the
Agricultural Health Study an important and successful study of health in the agricultural
community. We look forward to speaking with you soon.

Sincerely,

Charles Knott, MPA, PMP
Director, North Carolina Field Station