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University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center and Baylor College of Medicine

The Houston CERTs focuses on risk and health communication; patient, consumer and professional education; health decision-making and decision-support; and therapeutic adherence. Key projects include evaluation of social marketing strategies to improve adherence to HIV therapy; development of health decision aids in low literacy population; use of computer-based health decision aids; and the evaluation of risk communication strategies.