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RTI International to Conduct Health Communication Research for CDC on Birth Defects

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Lauren McCormack

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — As part of an effort to promote healthy births, researchers at RTI International will work with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control & Prevention to develop health communication research and social marketing campaigns.

RTI researchers were awarded a five-year contract to conduct several projects that will increase understanding of how to best deliver information about the prevention of birth defects and early detection of developmental disabilities.

The information will target various audiences including women and men of reproductive age, parents, early educators and health care providers.

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