-- 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,…