Follow KDHRC's new one-pager series on youth vaping Vaping seems ubiquitous among youth. In KDHRC’s one-pager series Vaping Attitudes Youth Perspectives Survey, or VAYPS, we use a robust proprietary data set to explore associations between youth vaping usage and various…
If you’ve ever tried to change a habit—or convince someone else to do so—you know firsthand that behavior change is hard. Because we like the hard stuff at KDHRC, a large part of what we do every day is helping…
In March and April of 2020, KDHRC successfully conducted 28 virtual focus groupswith adults across the U.S. to gather qualitative input for a national preventioncampaign, Every Try Counts (ETC). The unforeseen COVID-19 pandemic escalatedquickly and prompted many rapid changes to…
On November 19, 2019 KDHRC launched AVOID -- our anti-vaping prevention program for middle and high school students. We are proud to offer a science-based prevention program for schools and communities to teach middle and high school age youth about the risks…
KDHRC started the year off strong at the 4th annual National Association of Chronic Disease Directors (NACDD) Showcase 2020, which took place in Atlanta, GA. This year's Showcase theme was “Elevating Public Health to Social Health – Establishing Multisectoral Partnerships…
KDHRC launched AVOID on November 19, 2019! We are proud to offer an evidence-based prevention program for schools and communities to teach middle and high school age youth about the risks of vaping. AVOID was designed to make prevention efforts easy and comes…
KDHRC had the pleasure of hosting the AVOID Scientific Panel on Youth Vaping. On December fifth, we invited members of the Atlanta community who work with youth to join us at the Friendly Human studio to engage in discussion with…
In November, KDHRC celebrated our thirteen-year anniversary. As part of our annual "Flounder's Day" (= Founder's Day- but if you know, you know) we headed to the Atlanta Beltline to participate in a scavenger hunt. We split into three teams…
In November, KDHRC president and founder, Kristen Holtz, was interviewed by WSB-TV's Tom Regan to talk about AVOID - our anti-vaping prevention program for middle and high school students. In the interview, Kristen gave Tom an overview of all the…
In late October, KDHRC attended the fourth annual National Institutes of Health Tobacco Regulatory Science Meeting (NIHTRSM). The NIHTRSM was created through the common goal of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to…
In collaboration with the Maryland Department of Health's (MDH) Center for Tobacco Prevention and Control (CTPC), KDHRC seeks to better understand statewide trends in vapes and tobacco use among youth and young adults in Maryland. As a part of this…
Last week the AJC reported that Atlanta Public Schools are preparing to update their drug and alcohol policy to specifically include vaping. Kristen Holtz, KDHRC president and APS parent, helped rewrite the policy to include clearer language on vaping and emerging…
-- September 2019 Kristen Holtz, KDHRC founder and president, co-authored a manuscript recently published in the British Medical Journal outlining results from qualitative research conducted by the Food and Drug Administration with evaluation assistance from KDHRC to test their ENDS…
--October 2019 KDHRC launched the AVOID Vaping Fast Facts Webinar, an 8-part series that covers a wide range of vaping product topics. Topics will include coverage on vape-related deaths and illnesses, vape-related policy change, the history of big tobacco marketing…
-- September 2019 Congratulations to KDHRC researchers Nikki Wanty, Joncel Stephens, and president Kristen Holtz, for their recent publication in the Journal of Clinical Medicine! This article was written in collaboration with Saira Sheikh from UNC and Sheryl McCalla from…
--August 2019 In late August, KDHRC attended the National Conference on Tobacco or Health (NCTOH) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. While in attendance, KDHRC presented new research findings from the FDA’s The Real Cost Campaign and from our very own program, AVOID…
--July 2019 KDHRC Attends CADCA Mid Year to gain program development insight from leaders in the anti-drug community. To promote AVOID, a media-based online toolkit for vape prevention for youth ages 12 to 16, and gain program development insight from leaders…
--May 2019 The Georgia Public Health Association held its 90th Annual Meeting and Conference in early May in Atlanta, GA. KDHRC staff members attended and delivered 30-minute workshops on five different projects. Two of our promotores training programs were on the…
--January 2019 KDHRC supplies drug prevention resources for North Dakota school administrators conference KDHRC was invited to attend The North Dakota Association of Secondary School Principals (NDASSP) Mid-Winter Conference from January 30th- February 1st. The association consist of more than…
--January 2019 KDHRC attends PALS training hosted by Lupus Therapeutics KDHRC visits Miami, Florida for the Patient Advocates for Lupus Studies (PALS) training hosted by Lupus Therapeutics. During this two-day training, 12 lupus patient advocates will receive education and instruction…
--January 2019 KDHRC launches fourth year of support to ACR’s CDC co-op, kicks-off VERA. KDHRC has been supporting and collaborating with the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) for more than seven years. Since 2016, we’ve supported ACR’s work on a…
--December 2018 KDHRC staffers named to Board of Directors for state hearing loss organization. KDHRC proudly recognizes two staffers for their election to the Board of Directors for AG Bell's Georgia chapter. Nicole Wanty, Senior Research Associate, will serve as…
--November 2018 KDHRC launches monthly newsletter KDHRC proudly announces the launch of our monthly electronic newsletter. The e-newsletter highlights recent accomplishments, partnership opportunities, and introduces program, services, and staffers. You can view the first edition or subscribe, here.
--Octubre 2018 KDH Research and Communication anuncian orgullosamente el lanzamiento de Dientes Fuertes, Vida Sana, un programa de entrenamiento para promotores que realizan actividades de salud dental para niños de familias latinas con bajo ingresos. Para la liberación el 11…
--October 2018 KDH Research and Communication proudly announces the launch of Dientes Fuertes, Vida Sana (Strong Teeth, Healthy Life), a training program for promotores conducting children’s dental health outreach with low-income Latino families. For release on October 11, 2018 from…
--September 2018 FDA launches first-ever national teen vaping prevention campaign with Surgeon General Jerome Adams and FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb Today, the FDA launched “The Real Cost” Youth E-Cigarette Prevention Campaign. The campaign consists of hard-hitting advertising on digital and…
--August 2018 Teen tobacco prevention campaign, The Real Cost, saves more than $31 billion in smoking-related costs. A report from RTI states that since its launch in 2014, FDA’s Center for Tobacco Products’ (CTP) campaign, The Real Cost, has saved…
--August 2018 KDHRC licenses oral health program for promotores training. KDH Research & Communication (KDHRC) recently the sold licensing rights for the Dientes Fuertes, Vida Sana (DFVS) program to the South Texas Promotora Association (STPA). On October 6, 2018 STPA…
--August 2018 KDHRC granted advocate status from The National Afterschool Association. The National Afterschool Association, a membership association for professionals who work with child and youth, has added KDHRC as an advocate. The award-winning organization has a membership bank of…
--August 2018 Researcher receives promotion, now Senior Research Associate KDHRC is proud to announce that Nicole I. Wanty has been promoted to Senior Research Associate. Nicole has been on our research staff for more than eight years. During her time…
--July 2018 Presenting the dangers of vaping to local school faculty and staff In addition to developing AVOID, our vaping prevention program for youth, KDHRC presents regularly to school boards and schools about the dangers of vaping. Recently, one of…
--July 2018 KDHRC receives Puentes Fast Track Funding from NIH KDHRC is proud to announce a FastTrack award for an NIH SBIR grant. To complete Puentes, we will develop, implement, and rigorously evaluate a culturally competent, online professional development course…
--July 2018 KDHRC receives Cochlear Implant University Phase 2 funding from NIH KDHRC is proud to announce their award of SBIR Phase II funding to continue the development and evaluation of Cochlear Implant University (CIU). This program is designed to…
--July 2018 KDHRC attends and exhibits at CADCA MidYear in Orlando KDHRC attended CADCA’s MidYear event, a training session for drug prevention coalition leaders across the county. The event was attended by more than 2,000 professionals and had a record-breaking…
--July 2018 KDHRC presents on cochlear implant program at Healthy Aging Summit in Washington D.C. Hearing loss researcher, Nicole Wanty, presented preliminary findings from an evaluation of the RCCI prototype. RCCI, or Cochlear Implant Resource Center: Online Resources for Older…
--June 2018 Laura Gover and Nicole Wanty attend AG Bell’s 2018 Convention in Scottsdale, KDHRC exhibits We recently attended AG Bell’s annual convention to promote KDHRC’s three cochlear implant programs; The CI Toolkit, Cochlear Implant University, and Online Resources for…
--June 2018 Laura Gover and Nicole Wanty attend Hearing Loss Association of America’s 2018 Convention in Minneapolis, Nicole presents on RCCI. We recently attended HLAA’s annual convention to promote KDHRC’s three cochlear implant programs; The CI Toolkit, Cochlear Implant University,…
--June 2018 Dr. Kristen Holtz presents on lupus awareness campaign at the 2018 USF Social Marketing Conference in Clearwater, FL Dr. Holtz presented findings from the American College of Rheumatology’s CDC-funded lupus awareness campaign to a room full of behavior…
--June 2018 Dr. Kristen Holtz presents on lupus awareness campaign at the 2018 USF Social Marketing Conference in Clearwater, FL Dr. Holtz presented findings from the American College of Rheumatology’s CDC-funded lupus awareness campaign to a room full of behavior…
--June 2018 KDHRC completes CAP program through NIH We recently led a closeout session for NIH’s commercialization acceleration program (CAP). The session outline changes we have implemented to our corporate commercialization efforts throughout our participation in the program. We gained…
KDHRC Travel Series: HLAA 2018 KDHRC Researchers Laura and Nicole enjoyed their time at the Hearing Loss Association of America’s convention last month in Minneapolis, MN! Our staffers learned a lot about hearing loss with older adults and the organizations…
--May 2018 Laura Gover and Nicole Wanty present and attend GA Bell’s Semi-Annual Chapter Meeting KDHRC staffers, including our cochlear implant program manager, attended GA Bell’s chapter meeting, held at the Atlanta Speech School. We presented on one of our…
— May 2018 KDHRC publishes a research brief on the effectiveness of online and in-person training on lupus for promotores. Research brief number 16 examines the effectiveness of in-person and online lupus assessment trainings to promotores at Latino-serving health nonprofits. …
--April 2018 KDHRC attends and exhibits at the National RX Drug Abuse and Heroin Summit in Atlanta With the continued opioid epidemic, attending this year’s summit was particularly important and engaging. Staffers connected with professionals from local, state, and federal…
--March 2018 Volunteering at GA Bell’s Hispanic Action Group Meeting. KDHRC staffers Laura Gover and Nicole Wanty attended several meetings this spring for GA Bell’s Hispanic Action Group . The group was created under an AG Bell initiative to support…
-- March 2018 KDHRC reaches science teachers at NSTA. KDHRC staffers joined hundreds of other companies to exhibit at the National Science Teacher Association’s conference in Atlanta, GA. While there, staffers conversed with teachers, administrators, and school-support staffers to disseminate…
--March 2018 KDHRC returns from Washington, DC following their second NIH commercialization presentation. KDHRC presented their strategies to a room full of investors, thought-starters, and researchers during their FeedForward session for NIH’s Commercialization Acceleration Program (CAP). This is the second…
--February 2018 Leveraging CADCA’s Leadership forum for anti-vaping focus groups. KDHRC staffers Nicole Wanty and Melody Simpson attended CADCA’s 28th National Leadership Forum in Washington D.C. to lead focus groups for AVOID, KDHRC’s NIH-funded project, to inform youth of the…
--February 2018 Becoming change agents. KDHRC staffers Meghan and Laura joined thousands of professionals striving to change people’s health behaviors at Rescue’s Agents of Change Summit in San Diego, California. The event included presentations, workshops, networking, and break-out-sessions allowing attendees…
--January 2018 KDHRC staffers Rosa Smith and Debra Kozlowski attend the GA State of Latinos conference in Atlanta. Hosted by the Latin American Association, the conference focused on the critical issues facing Georgia’s rapidly growing Latino population. Staffers enjoyed networking…
-- November 2017 KDHRC publishes brief that explores characteristics of staffers most likely to benefit from TPC. The Todo Promotores Clearinghouse (TPC) strives to build the capacity of staffers at Latino health nonprofits to effectively run promotores programs. This brief…
— November 2017 KDHRC publishes a research brief on the effectiveness of Todo Promotores Clearinghouse. Research brief number 14 examines the effectiveness of the Todo Promotores Clearinghouse, an online resource to support the creation, implementation, and evaluation of promotores programming among…
KDHRC launches Todo Promotores Clearinghouse (TPC). Todo Promotores Clearinghouse (TPC): Resources for nonprofit organizations to formulate, implement, and evaluate promotores programs that support low-income Latinos. KDH Research & Communication proudly announces the launch of the Todo Promotores Clearinghouse. For release…
Todo Promotores Clearinghouse (TPC): Recursos para organizaciones sin fines de lucro con la finalidad de formular, ejecutar y evaluar programas de promotores que apoyan a latinos de bajos ingresos. KDH Research & Communication se complace en anunciar el lanzamiento…
-- September 2017 KDHRC accepts invitation to NIH’s SBIR CAP program KDHRC has been selected to participate the National Institutes of Health Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Commercialization Accelerator Program (CAP). This program aims to improve commercialization efforts and increase…
-- August 2017 KDHRC researcher presents at The UNITY Conference 2017 KDHRC Research Associate, Rosa M. Smith, presented at UNITY’s Conference: The Collective Power of CHWs, CHRs, and Promotores, in Dallas, Texas on August 7, 2017. Rosa’s presentation discussed the…
-- July 2017 Promoting Project PENCIL at Atlanta’s Back to School Bash On August 29th, KDHRC researchers attended Atlanta Public Schools’ Back-to-School-Bash to promote and distribute Project PENCIL. Project PENCIL provides parents and teachers of children with chronic illnesses with…
-- July 2017 National lupus awareness campaign for Latino and African American women launches On June 14th, the Lupus Foundation of America and the American College of Rheumatology launched Be Fierce. Take Control. The goal of this national campaign is…
-- May 2017 Research, accounting assistants join KDHRC Halley Myers and Kelsi Jackson, KDHRC’s newest research assistants join the team to support several projects including the FDA’s teen tobacco prevention campaign, The Real Cost, and the American College of Rheumatology’s…
-- March 2017 KDHRC receives funding for youth e-cigarette prevention toolkit Funded by the National Institute of Health(NIH)’s National Institute on Drug Abuse and Prevention (NIDA), KDHRC will develop, evaluate, and disseminate AVOID. AVOID or Anti-Vaping Online Information Dissemination, will…
-- November 2016 KDHRC celebrates its 10th anniversary! KDHRC celebrates its 10th year of making impactful health changes in the unique communities it supports. Dr. Kristen Holtz, KDHRC’s President and Founder, would like to thank all of our collaborators and…
-- July 2016 KDHRC introduces two new research assistants KDHRC welcomes Melody Simpson-Jiles and Debra Kozlowski to the team as research assistants. Melody recently graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in Economics and an M.P.A. When it…
--June 2016 KDHRC receives funding from NIH for RCCI KDHRC is excited to announce that we have been awarded funding for Online Resources for Older Adults with Cochlear Implants (RCCI). RCCI was granted by the National Institutes of Health’s National…
-- June 2017 Project PENCIL: educational support for children with chronic illnesses Today, KDH Research & Communication announces the launch of Project PENCIL, which includes a publicly available website (www.projectpencil.com) and comprehensive Parents’ and Teachers’ Guides. Project PENCIL increases the…
January 2016 -- KDHRC publishes a research brief on improving students’ knowledge and attitudes about science Research brief no. 13 discusses the effectiveness of Attitude Boost (AB), a multi-media based curriculum that combines science knowledge-building and positive attitude development to…
November 2015 --- KDHRC acknowledged for outstanding public health training materials by the American Public Health Association KDHRC receives award from the American Public Health Association Public Health Education and Health Promotion (PHEHP) Materials Contest for the En Familia: Families…
October 2015 --- The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities funds KDHRC to develop and evaluate a program to train promotores to conduct outreach to Latinas with suspected or diagnosed lupus KDHRC will collaborate with the American College…
August 2015 --- The SecuRx website receives a Digital Health AwardSM SecuRx, an online training and information resource to help middle and high schools develop a comprehensive diversion-prevention program to reduce prescription drug abuse, received a Silver Award for Website in the…
July 2015 --- KDHRC researcher presents at national community health worker conference KDHRC research associate, Rosa Steen, presented at the 13th annual Unity conference in Memphis, Tennessee on July 15, 2015. Ms. Steen discussed best practices to facilitate promotores de salud program development based…
July 2015 --- KDHRC researcher speaks at regional oral health summit KDHRC research associate, Nicole Wanty, participated in a panel at the Learning and Leading: Options and Opportunities to Address Unmet Oral Health Needs regional summit in Biloxi, Mississippi on July 22,…
June 2015 --- KDHRC announces location of new corporate headquarters KDH Research & Communication (KDHRC) is pleased to announce the location of its new corporate headquarters in the historic Colony Square complex in vibrant Midtown Atlanta. Specifically, our new corporate…
May 2015 --- KDHRC program receives award from the Institute for Healthcare Advancement (IHA) En Familia: Families Partnering for Health received an IHA Award at the Fourteenth Annual IHA Health Literacy Conference in Irvine, California on May 8, 2015. The IHA…
April 2015 --- KDHRC researchers present at the Society for Public Health Education's annual meeting KDHRC research associates, Nicole I. Wanty and Rosa M. Steen, presented at the 66th annual meeting of the Society for Public Health Education (SOPHE) in Portland, Oregon…
March 2015 --- KDHRC researcher presents at the Plain Talk Conference KDHRC Research Associate, Rosa M. Steen, presented at the Plain Talk Conference in Arlington, Virginia on March 13, 2015. Her presentation entitled, “Developing Linguistically and Culturally Appropriate Health Programs,”…