Recruitment

In order to get a better understanding of values and priorities regarding the delivery of medical services and how those services will be allocated during a severe pandemic influenza, PHSKC convened 4 community engagement meetings. Participants included:

30 Stakeholders
57 Residents in North King County
49 Residents in South King County
17 Spanish speaking residents

Recruitment efforts resulted in a broad range of public participants, based on gender, race, ethnicity, age, income and education. You can find the full breakdown of the participant demographic in the final report.

Public Recruitment

PHSKC used input from the Steering Committee and the Vulnerable Populations Actions Team (VPAT) to recruit residents-at-large (“public participants”). VPAT identified different local organizations that served as project partners to recruit participants, assist with the development of culturally appropriate materials and methods, and review any translated materials. Additional recruitment was conducted through schools, volunteer emergency response organizations, parent groups and associations, faith-based organizations, housing organizations, student organizations, community centers, libraries, online through Craig’s List, and other public places nears the meeting sites. Participants were compensated for their time in the amount of $100. Each meeting lasted 8 hours.

Stakeholder Recruitment

Key Stakeholder participants were recruited from a wide-range of community organizations and agencies, including:

Hospitals, health care providers, and administration staff including community health clinics, home healthcare agencies, and nursing and adult living homes
Emergency response and management
Businesses
Faith-based organizations
Social service and advocacy organizations serving diverse populations, including immigrant and refugee service providers, sensory and physical disability providers, and housing service providers
Schools