The Chronicle of Philanthropy

Cellphone Videos Hope to Change Habits

A Rutgers University professor thinks that cellphone soap operas could be a powerful tool to encourage young minority women to take steps to protect themselves from HIV infection.

The Healthcare Foundation of New Jersey, in Millburn, gave Rachel Jones a $154,400 grant to create 12 videos that dramatize the relationship dynamics that often make...

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