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The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences has awarded a Phase II Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) grant to Vida Health Communications. This funding will be used to develop the program Managing Environmental Risks in Pregnancy.

Vida has completed research to evaluate the effectiveness of two educational interventions for healthcare providers working in neonatal intensive care units and their patients. The project, titled Supporting the Development of Preterm Newborns (#5 R44 HD042313-03), was funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development and ran from August 2002 through February 2008.

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(originally posted January 9, 2008)
Vida Executive Editor and Director of Photography Allison Humenuk has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy® Award for outstanding achievement in single camera photography (Film or Electronic) for her work on the PBS series Design Squad.

(originally posted January 8, 2008)
Publisher Houghton-Mifflin today announced the release of The Kazdin Method for Parenting the Defiant Child, authored by child psychology guru Alan E. Kazdin. Included with the book is a DVD produced by Vida Health Communications illustrating effective tips for some common behavioral problems.

(originally posted September 21, 2007)
Vida has received a Phase I research grant award from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to study youth violence prevention training for pediatric providers. The grant was awarded under the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program.

(originally posted September 14, 2007)
Vida's latest programs on preterm infant brain development have been awarded gold and bronze in latest National Health Information Awards. Focus on the Brain, a two-part series on preterm infant brain development for NICU staff received a bronze. No Matter How Small, a similar program for parents of preterm infants received a gold. Both programs have received numerous other top honors including the Surgeon General's Award at the International Health and Medical Media Awards, also known as the FREDDIEs.

(originally posted September 11, 2007)

Vida Health Communications, Inc. of Cambridge, MA has been selected as one of the winners of the 2007 Tibbetts Awards by the Small Business Technology Council. Lisa McElaney, President and Co-founder of the health and education media advocacy company, and John Craine, Vida's Chief Operating Officer received the award on Oct. 10 at the Westin Washington, located at 1400 M Street NW in Washington, D.C.

(originally posted September 11, 2007)
Vida has received a Phase I research grant award from the Centers for Disease Control/National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health to study workplace violence in the nursing profession. The grant was awarded under the Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) program.

(originally posted July 11. 2007)
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development has awarded a Phase I Small Business Innovative Research grant to Vida Health Communications to study childhood after preterm birth.

(originally posted July 3, 2007)