Emma Leof, Mayo Clinic, awaits her first survey participant in the entryway of Red Lake IHS Hospital
The goal was to collect 40 community surveys from each reservation, but community willingness to participate was so high that the teams collected 89 surveys in one and a half days. IHS providers returned an additional 16 surveys. Thanks to the community members and providers who participated, and to the NARO team, the tribes and Mayo Clinic successfully submitted their R01 grant proposal to the National Cancer Institute (NCI) on May 4, 2015.
Corinna Sabaque, Mayo Clinic, prepares a receipt for a survey participant at the White Earth Health Center
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