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Latina youth are at high risk for obesity, subsequent diabetes, and related conditions (Popkin and Udry 1998). Ethnographic studies are needed to help design effective, culturally tailored obesity prevention programs for Latina girls. Despite the need for participation in disease prevention clinical trials, researchers often find it difficult to recruit Latino samples (Umana-Taylor and Bamaca 2004; Swanson and Ward 1995). In the course of conducting obesity prevention research, our team has had excellent success in recruiting Latina girls and completing interviews. Reflections about the practices used may be helpful to anthropologists and other social scientists involved in pediatric clinical research.

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