Pilot Project

这个试点研究项目的目标是探索太平洋岛民（Pis）对生物标本收集，使用和银行的知识，态度和信念。利用社区参与式研究（CBPR）模式，本研究将在PI社区成员之间就其决策展开对话 围绕参与生物医学研究，特别是生物标本的收集，使用和储存制定流程。这项定性研究的结果将提供来自南加州马绍尔人、夏威夷土著人、萨摩亚人、查莫罗人和汤加人社区的泛PI观点，这将为医疗保健提供信息。 提供者，研究人员和政策制定者对未来的研究和干预措施与PI人群的行为。

The goal of this pilot research project is to explore the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs that Pacific Islanders (Pis) hold about biospecimen collection, use, and banking. Utilizing a community-based participatory research (CBPR) model, this study will initiate a dialogue among PI community members regarding their decision making processes around participation in biomedical research, in particular, the collection, use, and storage of biospecimens. Findings from this qualitative study will provide a pan PI perspective from Marshallese, Native Hawaiian, Samoan, Chamorro, and Tongan communities in Southern California that will inform health care providers, researchers, and policy makers on the conduct of future research and intervention practices with PI populations.