CiPHR is a non-profit, public health research incubator. We believe that together, we can decode how technology influences and can improve public health.
Our vision is to promote positive human development through the creation and implementation of innovative and unique technology-based research and health education programs. Public health is ever evolving and so are we.
CiPHR is leading two national studies of youth: Growing Up with Media, which examines the effects of new media on aggressive and violent behavior, and Identifying Positive Aspects of Youth Internet Use: The Next Step in Prevention, a national online survey focused on identifying positive online experiences that share possible protective influences.
CiPHR was also one of the first organizations to conduct a smoking cessation research project in the Middle East. They developed and tested SMS Turkey, a text messaging-based smoking cessation program, in the country’s capital, Ankara.
The company is developing a similar program for young adult smokers in the United States called SMS USA.
Even before the mainstream media made repeated incidents of online “peer-to-peer aggression” national news, CiPHR created a youth-focused website, http://www.cyberbully411.com/. The Federal Trade Commission has listed the site as a key resource for parents and teens alike.
Another recent CiPHR project is www.cesd-r.com, a science-based screener for depression, freely available to the public.
CyberSenga, an Internet-based HIV prevention program for adolescents in Uganda, is an example of CiPHR’s leadership in technology innovation in adolescent health research.
