In a community-based nutrition survey, local leaders request access to individual participant data to identify families in need. Sharing the data will reveal personal health information without consent. What should the researcher do?

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Provide the complete dataset including names, since the leaders have authority in the community and intend to help.

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Share only anonymized and aggregated data to protect confidentiality, while offering to collaborate on targeted assistance through ethical channels.

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Remove sensitive health data but keep identifiers so leaders can contact participants directly.

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Decline to share any information to avoid any possibility of privacy violation, even if it limits potential help.

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