This presentation will focus on how cooperation with local gatekeepers and opinion leaders is critical for recruitment in many tight-knit Appalachian communities. Strategies employed- and lesson learned - from community-based studies conducted on topics ranging from vaccination promotion, smokeless tobacco prevention, and opioid disposal among Appalachian and rural Kentucky communities will be discussed. 

Presented by:

Donald W. Helme, Ph.D.,
Associate Professor, Gifford Blyton Emdowed Professor of Communication & Persuasion
UK College of Communication and Information

Registration is Required. Email ccts@uky.edu by Tuesday, January 22, 2019 to reserve your place. If you require special physical arrangements to attend, please call 859-323-8545. 

Pizza, provided by CCTS, will be served at 11:50 am.