News

September 2018

Institute for Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Research, USC Keck School of Medicine

Videogames, here for good? Building an engaging and effective platform for risk reduction and health promotion in adolescents

"Videogames, here for good? Building an engaging and effective platform for risk reduction and health promotion in adolescents" presented at the Institute for Health Promotion & Disease Prevention Research, USC Keck School of Medicine, on September 7, 2018, in Los Angeles, CA.

September 2018

Division of Adolescent Medicine/Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University

Videogames, here for good? Building an engaging and effective platform for risk reduction and health promotion in adolescents

"Videogames, here for good? Building an engaging and effective platform for risk reduction and health promotion in adolescents” presented at the Division of Adolescent Medicine/Department of Pediatrics, Stanford University, on September 5, 2018, in Palo Alto, CA.

August 2018

2018 Shape America Annual Conference

Free curriculum for youth tobacco and e-cigarette prevention

“Free curriculum for youth tobacco and e-cigarette prevention” presented at Shape America Annual Conference on April 12, 2018, in Nashville, TN.

June 2018

College on Problems of Drug Dependence

A videogame intervention for tobacco product use prevention in adolescents

“A videogame intervention for tobacco product use prevention in adolescents” presented at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence on June 9, 2018, in San Diego, CA.

May 2018

2018 Pediatric Academic Society Annual Meeting

But do they like it? Participant satisfaction and gameplay experience of a public health videogame intervention in adolescents

"But do they like it? Participant satisfaction and gameplay experience of a public health videogame intervention in adolescents" poster presentation presented at Pediatric Academic Society Annual Meeting on May 7, 2018, in Toronto, CAN.

May 2018

Department of New Haven and State Affairs, Connecticut

We Came to Play: Utilizing videogames to promote health and reduce risk in adolescents

“We Came to Play: Utilizing videogames to promote health and reduce risk in adolescents” presented at the Department of New Haven and State Affairs on May 3, 2018, New Haven, CT.

April 2018

2018 Technology, Mind, and Society Conference

Impact of a Smoking Prevention Videogame Intervention for Teens

"Impact of a smoking prevention videogame intervention for teens", poster presentation presented at the Technology, Mind, and Society Conference on April 5, 2018, in Washington, DC.

March 2018

CVS Health

CVS Health Launches Year Three of Be The First, Its $50 Million Initiative To Help Deliver a Tobacco-Free Generation

CVS Health announced that it will award $10 million in 2018 to continue to support youth smoking prevention and education programs and strategies throughout the United States. Among the new investments being delivered in 2018 are a $1.4 million grant to the play2PREVENT Lab at the Yale Center for Health & Learning Games. More >

March 2018

Yale News

Yale videogame research lab receives grant to tackle smoking among teens

The Yale Center for Health & Learning Games has received a three-year, $1.4 million grant to study and disseminate their videogame intervention, smokeSCREEN, to raise awareness and prevent smoking and use of electronic cigarettes among teens. More >