'Who is going to put their life on the line for a dollar? That's crazy': community perspectives of financial compensation in clinical research.

Background: Financial compensation of research participants has been standard practice for centuries, however, there is an ongoing debate among researchers and ethicists regarding the ethical nature of this practice. While these debates develop ethical arguments and theories, they fail to incorporate input from those most affected by financial compensation: potential research participants.

Methods: To identify attitudes surrounding clinical research, participants of a long-standing cohort completed a one-time interview.

Using Facebook to reach adolescents for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination.

Background: Despite numerous public health campaigns to promote the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, uptake among adolescents in the US has remained below the Healthy People 80% goal for 3-dose completion. The Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) used an innovative social media strategy to raise awareness and increase rates of HPV immunization initiation and series completion among adolescents.

Methods: Between June 2012 and July 2013, PDPH launched a Facebook campaign to target Philadelphia adolescents (13-18 years) with specific messages about HPV immunization benefits and announce opportunities for vaccination.