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Sent: 2014-05-08
From: Department of Health Studies
To: Students, Various Recipients

Subject: Electronic Cigarette Survey

<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri;">Dear EIU Student,</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You are invited to participate in a survey regarding electronic cigarettes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>This research study is being conducted by members of EIU&rsquo;s Department of Health Studies, including Dr. Richard Cavanaugh, Dr. Kathleen Phillips and Dr. Sheila Simons. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp;</span>Your participation in this study is entirely voluntary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>If you have any questions before deciding to participate you may contact the primary investigator or sponsors at the email addresses or phone numbers provided below.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;">The purpose of this research study is to assess current knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors associated with electronic cigarettes, among college students at 海角社区.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>If you decide to participate you will be asked to click on a link to an electronic survey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The survey consists of about 30 open-ended and closed questions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The survey takes no more than 10 minutes to complete and you will only be asked to complete one survey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>There are no foreseeable risks in your participation, nor will you benefit directly from your participation in this study.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>However, the results of this research may contribute to generalizable knowledge with regard to electronic cigarettes .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Results from this study may also lead to appropriate and effective health education strategies with regard to electronic cigarettes and provide implications for public policy.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If you feel uncomfortable answering any questions, you may withdraw from the survey at any point.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Your survey responses will be both anonymous and confidential.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The primary investigator and faculty co-investigators will not have access to any identifying information once you have submitted your survey.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The data will be collected by the Office of Academic Assessment &amp; Testing, which will provide only aggregate data and responses.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>Once the data is collected, only the primary investigator and faculty sponsors will have access to the data, which will be stored on a password-protected computer in the faculty sponsors&rsquo; office and will be destroyed within three years of the completion of this study.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Participation in this research study is voluntary and not a requirement or a condition for being the recipient of benefits or services from 海角社区.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>If you volunteer to be in this study, you may withdraw at any time without consequences of any kind or loss of benefits to which you are otherwise entitled.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>You may also refuse to answer any questions you do not wish to answer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>There is no penalty if you withdraw from the study and you will not lose any benefits to which you are otherwise entitled.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If you have any questions or concerns about this research, please contact any of the following:</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dr. Richard Cavanaugh<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Dr. Kathleen Phillips<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Dr. Sheila Simons</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Dept. of Health Studies<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Dept. of Health Studies<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span>Dept. of Health Studies</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;">(217) 581-6205<span style="mso-tab-count: 3;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri; color: #0000ff;">kphillips2@eiu.edu</span></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri; color: #0000ff;">srsimons@eiu.edu</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: blue; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri;">recavanaugh@eiu.edu</span></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp; </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If you have any questions or concerns about the treatment of human participants in this study, you may call or write:</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Institutional Review Board</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;">海角社区</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;">600 Lincoln Avenue</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Charleston, IL 61920</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Telephone: (217) 581-8576</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri;">E-mail: </span></span><span style="color: blue; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri;">eiuirb@www.eiu.edu</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You will be given the opportunity to discuss any questions about your rights as a research subject with a member of the IRB.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The IRB is an independent committee composed of members of the University community, as well as lay members of the community not connected with EIU.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">&nbsp; </span>The IRB has reviewed and approved this study.</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium;">If you voluntarily agree to participate in this study, click on the link below:</span></span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span></span><span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; background: #ffffc7; color: #366ccc; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman';"><span style="font-size: medium;">http://eiu.co1.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_afMBwjlHoDtE3sN</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: medium; font-family: Calibri;">Thanks for your participation!</span></span></strong></p><p>&nbsp;</p>

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