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Traditional vs. Online Recruitment Strategy?
One of aims for the SMS USA study was to reach the population of young adults referred to as the “straight-to-work” population, so these are young adults who choose to go directly into the work force after high school rather than attend college. We felt this is an important group to target for cessation efforts [...]
Read This »Welcome to the SMS USA Blog Spot!
We’ll use this space to blog about our real-life experiences and lessons learned from the SMS USA pilot study.
A little about the SMS USA study….
SMS (Stop My Smoking) USA is a a text messaging-based smoking cessation program tailored to young adult smokers between the ages of 18-25 years who are seriously thinking about quitting smoking [...]
10 Surprising Facts about Kids and Media
We all have assumptions about youth and the wide array of media they use.
Teens love to Twitter.
The “digital divide” extends to cell phone ownership.
But are these really true or the twenty-first century version of old wives’ tales—call ’em old Web tales?
Are all teens on Twitter?
Actually, Twitter is more of an “adult thing.” Only 8% of [...]
Innovative Public Health Research
Internet Solutions for Kids (ISK), a nonprofit out of Southern California, has been quietly growing into one of the most innovative and progressive technology-focused organizations in the adolescent and public health space. Focusing on social media, texting, Internet use, and video and online games, ISK is helping to change the way youth use media, and [...]
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