We encourage you to attend
our training workshops on submitting an application to the IRB.
We are also available to provide assistance via phone, Teams
or email.
Study Protocol
IRB applications must include a protocol that follows the template below in order to be considered for review. An example protocol from a past application is included for your reference.
Informed Consent
Parent/Guardian Permission and Minor Assent
HIPAA Authorization
If your project will obtain HIPAA authorization, you must use the following HIPAA Authorization form. If you have any questions regarding whether your data includes Protected Health Information (PHI), please review your institution's HIPAA policy and/or contact the Privacy Officer at your institution. If your project will request a waiver of HIPAA Authorization, the request must be submitted with an IRB application for review. Waivers of HIPAA Authorization will only be granted if adequate justification is provided with the IRB application.
Laboratory Utilization
Additional Resources
The following resources are available to DPH and DHS Health Services Administration staff through the Public Health Library (located at 313 N. Figueroa St., Mezzanine floor). Please email the Public Health Librarian, Perla Hernandez, at phlib@ph.lacounty.gov with any questions.
Books
Methods
- Focus Groups: A Practical Guide for Applied Research (2015) by Richard A. Krueger
- Methods in Social Epidemiology (2017) by J. Michael Oakes
- Participatory Qualitative Research Methodologies in Health (2015) by Gina Higginbottom
- Program Evaluation: Embedding Evaluation into Program Design and Development (2021) by Susan P. Giancola
- Qualitative Research & Evaluation Methods (2015) by Michael Quinn Patton
- Realworld Evaluation: Working Under Budget, Time, and Political Constraints (2020) by Michael Bamberger
Specific topics
- Acres of Skin: Human Experiments at Holmesburg Prison (1998) by Allen M. Hornblum
- Better for All the World: The Secret History of Forced Sterilization and America's Quest for Racial Purity (2006) by Harry Bruinius
- Community-Based Participatory Research for Health: Advancing Social and Health Equity (2018) by Nina Wallerstein
- Ethical Considerations for Research Involving Prisoners (2007) by Institute of Medicine
- Eugenic Nation: Faults and Frontiers of Better Breeding in Modern America (2016) by Alexandra Minna Stern
- Political Determinants of Health (2020) by Daniel E. Dawes
Journals
