STARTing Strong: Helping HIV-Positive Men Thrive with Better Treatment Adherence

Overview: Living with HIV comes with its challenges, and for stimulant-using HIV-positive men, sticking to treatment plans can be even harder—especially when they’re spread across different locations with limited support. That’s where START (Supporting Treatment Adherence for Resilience and Thriving) comes in. Part of the iHott (Improving Health Outcomes Through Technology) program, this mHealth intervention is more than just an app—it’s a helping hand.

MY Health: Helping Young Adults Take Charge of Their Health

Overview: Growing up comes with many changes, and one of the biggest is learning to manage your own healthcare. Moving from parent-guided pediatric cancer care to self-managed adult care can feel overwhelming. Understanding treatment effects, scheduling appointments, and talking directly with healthcare providers can be a lot to handle. Recognizing this challenge, Radiant, in collaboration with the Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ), has launched a transformative digital intervention called Managing Your Health (MYH).

mySmartSkin: Helping Skin Cancer Survivors Stay One Step Ahead

Overview: Skin cancer survivors remain at high risk of recurrence, particularly melanoma survivors who face the possibility of developing a second melanoma. Despite this elevated risk, many survivors do not regularly perform thorough skin self-examinations (SSE), a crucial step in early detection. To bridge this gap, the mySmartSkin (MSS) intervention was developed. MSS is a fully automated, mobile-based program designed to increase the frequency and quality of thorough SSEs among melanoma survivors.

QuitBuddy: Because Quitting Is Easier with Friends

Overview: Quitting tobacco is tough—but no one should have to do it alone. Despite decades of public health efforts, tobacco use remains one of the leading causes of preventable death and disease. Among young adults aged 18–24, smoking continues to be a persistent challenge, especially for students in community colleges who face unique environmental, social, and behavioral pressures.

Breaking Free: The Smarter Way to Quit Smoking with Quit4Health

Overview: Smoking remains one of the most pressing public health challenges today, with young adults facing heightened risks of initiation and long-term addiction. In an era where digital engagement dominates, there’s an opportunity to intervene smarter, earlier, and more effectively. Enter Quit4Health—a mobile-based intervention developed as part of a research initiative at Houston Community College (HCC).

Brighter Bites: Bringing Healthy Food to Families, One Click at a Time

Overview: Brighter Bites, a heart-driven, USDA-funded non-profit, is on a mission to make healthy food accessible to families who need it most. Every week, across more than 200 distribution sites in 12 metropolitan areas, they deliver fresh fruits, vegetables, and nutritious staples—helping families build healthier lives, one grocery bag at a time.

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