"R" Word Under Attack
Paul, others joins movement to abolish 'slur '
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Special Olympics is spear
heading a campaign to elimi
nate the social slur "retard"
from Americans' vocabularies
resulting in better acceptance
of people with intellectual
disabilities.
NBA Star Chris Paul, a
former Wake Forest
University All-American bas
ketball player and Winston
Salem native, is endorsing
the Special Olympics R-word
campaign, according to Keith
L. Fishburne, Special
Olympics North Carolina
president/CEO.
With the support of local,
regional and national celebri
ties, Special Olympics is try
ing to change the social land
scape and rid what is a nega
tive and hurtful term to both
people with intellectual dis
abilities. R-word posters,
fliers, public service
announcements and more will
help educate and influence
American youth and adults to
stop using the word.
The R-word campaign is a
sub-set of the Special
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UNC Coach Roy Williams has signed on.
Olympics new "Be a Fan"
public education campaign
that aims to connect all people
with Special Olympics, not
Chris Paul
just those with a family mem
ber or friend involved.
Other notable R-word
campaign endorsees from
North Carolina include: Cam
Ward, NHL-Carolina
Hurricanes; Sean May, NBA
Charlotte Bobcats; Roy
Williams, University of North
Carolina Men's Basketball
Coach; Larry 'McReynolds,
NASCAR broadcaster; Bobby
Lutz, University of Charlotte
Men's Basketball Coach and
Bob Harris, Voice of the Duke
Blue Devils.
Research
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or programs work effec
tively for people of all back
grounds and, if not, why they
don't. Researchers also want
to know why some diseases
and traits occur more fre
quently among some groups
than among others. As dis
cussed in our recent genetics
article, for instance, prostate
cancer occurs more frequently
among African American men
than among white men.
Research is currently under
way to understand this disease
process, and th^ research
could lead to better treatments
as well. For these reasons and
more, minority health research
is crucial in the fight to elimi
nate health disparities.
How do I participate in a
research study?
You can ask your doctor if
they know of any current stud
ies that you might qualify for,
or you might be asked by your
doctor if you would like to
participate in a study. Many
studies also advertise what
their criteria are for participa
tion to the public, via televi
sion, newspapers and radio,
and provide contact informa
tion if you are interested in
participating.
If you are approached and
asked to participate in a
research study, there are many
very important issues to con
sider. One of the most impor
tant is to understand that your
participation in research is
completely voluntary. Many
people want to participate in
research because they under
stand that the research is very
important in helping future
generations. /
When you are asked to par
ticipate in a research study,
your involvement and the
risks associated with partici
pating in the study must be
explained to you and agreed
to. You must either verbally
agree to participate or, in most
cases, you will be asked to
sign an informed consent
form, which includes informa
tion regarding. The purpose of
the study; How many people
will be participating in the
study; Your involvement in the
study (how long you will be in
the study and what you will be
asked to do); The risks, bene
fits ?nd costs associated with
your participation; The agency
funding the study; Payment (if
arty) for participating in the
study; Your rights are a
research participant; and Who
to call if you have questions or
problem.
The consent form will be
approved by the IRB of the
researcher conducting the
study. You will be asked to
sign two copies, one of which
you will keep. If you have any
questions or concerns about
your participation in the study,
the best time (but certainly not
the only time) is when you are
going through the informed
consent form with the
researchers.
Again, your participation in a
research study is completely
voluntary, and will not nega
tively affect your ability to
access health care Medical
research has played a very
important role in our history in
combating the burdens associ
ated with a variety of health
conditions. While we can't
change the history of unethical
treatment of vulnerable people
in research, we can learn from
those terrible mistakes and
move forward in eliminating
health disparities.
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- Contribution By: Ronny
Bell, PhD, MS, Director,
Maya Angelou Research
Center on Minority Health
For further information on
this topic, resources, questions
or comments, call toll-free 1
877-530-1824. Or, for more
information about the Maya
Angelou Research Center on
Minority Health, please visit
www.wfubmc ,edu/minorit\hea
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Council
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Project (ASOP) educates
American opera singers about
what it takes to have a career
in opera. Last year, it moved
to North Carolina from New
York and it is now located on
the campus of Salem College.
Its 2008 workshop will be
held May 31-June 14 and will
include a fully staged opera,
"Le Nozze di Figaro."
"The arts community in
Winston-Salem and Forsyth
County is robust and grow
ing. That is great news for
this community. These two
groups are doing unique work.
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are
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In 2007, The Arts Council
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tions and individuals.
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apply for Arts Council grants
and participation in meetings,
training programs and special
events hosted by The Arts
Council.
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