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All of Us Research Program

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Enter for your Chance to Win a $50 Visa Gift Card

How to Enter: Complete one or more research program activities** such as surveys or selected consent forms by February 28, 2025. Opportunity to enter into drawing up to three times! If you have already completed a program activity eligible for drawing entry, you will automatically be entered into the drawing.

Drawing Eligibility: Participants must be enrolled in the All of Us Research Program at a Boston Medical Center enrollment site completed all baseline activities*, and not withdrawn from the program.

Drawing Entry Requirements: Entry in the drawing will require that eligible participants have completed at least one pending eligible research activity** and may be entered more than once for each activity completed, up to three times. Research activities** must be completed by February 28, 2025 in order to be entered into the drawing. Winners will be notified by phone and mail. Gift cards not purchased with federal funds.

How to complete program activities eligible for drawing entry:

  • Log in to your account through the All of Us Research Program app on your mobile device
  • Log in to your All of Us account at JoinAllofUs.org/NElogin
  • We can help you reset your password or access your surveys over the phone. We can also schedule an appointment to complete your surveys in person. Call the All of Us Research Program at Boston Medical Center at 617-414-3300 if you need support.

Drawing and contacting winners:

  • Drawing will be held on March 10, 2025 and we will attempt to reach winners up to three times until March 21, 2025. If unable to reach a winner by the deadline, another winner will be drawn.
  • Baseline activities include 1) signing the Consent to Participate in the All of Us Research Program, 2) signing the Authorization to share Electronic Health Records for Research, 3) completing the initial 3 surveys (The Basics, Overall Health, Lifestyle), and provision of sample (blood or saliva) for DNA sequencing that has been received at the program Biobank.
  • Activities eligible for entry into the drawing include: 1) HealthCare Access survey, 2) Family History survey, 3) Personal Medical History survey, 4)Personal and Family Health History survey, 5) Social Determinants of Health survey, 6)Behavioral Health and Personality Survey, 7) Emotional Health and Wellbeing Survey, 8) COPE survey, 9) Vaccine survey, 10) Life Functioning Survey, 11) DNA Consent (participants who enrolled before 4/21/20), 12) Updated Primary Consent (participants who enrolled before 4/24/18), 13) Qualifying Ancillary study consent (e.g. Nutrition for Precision Health, WEAR study, Exploring the Mind).

 

Boston Medical Center has partnered with the All of Us Research Program, which provides an opportunity to contribute to medical breakthroughs that improve healthcare for everyone. This historic research effort aims to enroll 1,000,000 diverse volunteers across the U.S. who are willing to share their health information to advance medical research that will lead to better, more personalized treatments with fewer side effects.

Who can participate?

Diversity is a key part of All of Us, assuring that all communities participate and benefit from the research findings. All adults age 18 and older, including all BMC staff and patients, are eligible to enroll as participants, regardless of health status or where they receive their healthcare. 

Enrollment

Enrollment takes 1.5-2 hours, most of which can be done at home online, although the entire visit can be done at BMC if desired. In addition to completing health questionnaires, volunteers will have a study visit at BMC to measure vital signs and provide blood and urine samples. Volunteers are compensated $25 for their time spent completing enrollment, and they will have access to their All of Us results and be able to see how their results compare to the rest of the study population.

More than 8,500 BMC and Boston HealthNet staff and patients have already enrolled.

If you have questions about All of Us, or to find out how to enroll or refer your patients to enroll, please call the BMC All of Us team at 617.414.3300 or email us at AllofUs@bmc.org.

To arrange for a presentation to your department or community group, please contact Ms. Cheryl McCloud at Cheryl.McCloud@bmc.org.