# Science Take-Out Kits for Improving Environmental Health Literacy on Vaping

> **NIH NIH R41** · SCIENCE TAKE-OUT, LLC · 2020 · $130,110

## Abstract

ABSTRACT
This supplement project will expand on our current STTR Phase I project in which we partnered with University
of Rochester's Environmental Health Sciences Center to develop three Science Take-Out vaping education
kits. Our vaping education kits involve students in using hands-on activities and real-life scenarios to
investigate the harmful effects of chemicals used in e-cigarette flavorings and vaping devices and the potential
contribution of vaping to lung disease.
E-cigarettes are the most commonly-used tobacco product for both high school and middle school-aged
students. Most e-cigarettes contain nicotine, a highly addictive substance. Nicotine is particularly dangerous
to teens, because their brains have not fully developed. Nicotine can cause issues with brain function, leading
to problems with focus, memory, and learning.
This supplement project will develop and pilot test two new vaping education kits related to the biology of
nicotine addiction and nicotine toxicity.
During this supplement project, we will:
 1. Collaborate with University of Rochester's Environmental Health Sciences Center to develop two
 Science Take-Out vaping education kits related to nicotine
 2. Conduct focus groups for school-based and community-based educators to evaluate prototypes of
 the kits
 3. Pilot test the kits in school-based and community-based settings
These new vaping education kits will combine the ease-of-use features of Science Take-Out kits. The kits will
use hands-on, scenario-based activities that increase people's awareness of the biology of nicotine addiction
and nicotine toxicity and the health risks related to e-cigarettes use. The “lab in a bag” design of Science
Take-Out kits will make these hand-on science activities easy, economical and convenient for educators to use
in a wide variety of school-based and community-based settings.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10158995
- **Project number:** 3R41ES031406-01S1
- **Recipient organization:** SCIENCE TAKE-OUT, LLC
- **Principal Investigator:** Susan Holt
- **Activity code:** R41 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** NIH
- **Fiscal year:** 2020
- **Award amount:** $130,110
- **Award type:** 3
- **Project period:** 2020-08-26 → 2021-08-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10158995

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10158995, Science Take-Out Kits for Improving Environmental Health Literacy on Vaping (3R41ES031406-01S1). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10158995. Licensed CC0.

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