IRB Exemption Letter

July 25, 2014
David Jones, Ph.D.
Mathematica Policy Research
955 Massachusetts Avenue Suite 801
Cambridge, MA 02139
RE: NEIRB# 14-313 "Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation
(WISEWOMAN) Evaluation, Technical Assistance, and Data Management"

Dear Dr. Jones:
This is to inform you that New England Institutional Review Board (NEIRB) has reviewed the claim of
exemption for the above-captioned project. NEIRB has determined that this research activity, as conducted at
the above location, is exempt from NEIRB review, under the following category:
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Research involving the use of survey procedures or interview procedures or observation of public
behavior for which subjects cannot be identified or release of the information would not be harmful to
the subject.

Amendments and or changes to the research must be submitted to NEIRB for review, as changes may affect the
exempt status.
Please call me if you have any questions about the terms of this determination.

_________________________________
Erin Brower, MS, CIP
Director

Copy: NEIRB Chair
85 Wells Avenue . Suite 107 . Newton, MA 02459 Phone: 617-243-3924 . Fax: 617-969-1310 www.neirb.com