DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Emerging Internet-based technology has vast potential to extend cancer prevention communications and interventions widely through corporate wellness markets. While access to web-based technology is not yet universal, computer-based tools for worksite health… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Emerging Internet-based technology has vast potential to extend cancer prevention communications and interventions widely through corporate wellness markets. While access to web-based technology is not yet universal, computer-based tools for worksite health… More

Establishing healthy eating behaviors early in childhood can play a major role in delaying or preventing the onset of obesity and chronic disease in adulthood. The 5 A Day for Better Health Program offers unique opportunities to encourage children to consume 5 or more servings of fruits and… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Recent reports indicate that adolescents are not following the Dietary Guidelines and are far from attaining the Healthy People 2010 nutrition goals. Most eat too much fat and sodium and inadequate amounts of fruits, vegetables, and calcium. They are snacking… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Increasing physical activity and developing healthy eating habits, particularly eating more fruits and vegetables during childhood, can help reduce chronic disease risk. However, activity levels decline as children grow older and 15 percent of children and… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Increasing physical activity and developing healthy eating habits, particularly eating more fruits and vegetables during adolescence, can help reduce chronic disease risk. However as adolescents grow older, activity levels decline and rates of obesity and… More

Reports indicate that children are far from attaining the Healthy People 2010 goals for nutrition and physical activity. Schools are likely the most efficacious setting for delivering nutrition and physical activity education to children. Effective and convenient tools are needed for educators to… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): New approaches are needed to help college students develop lifelong health behaviors to decrease their risk of cancer. College students use the Internet more than any other population in the U.S., making interactive web technology a promising source for… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The goal of this Phase I application is to test the feasibility of building the Balancing intake and Expenditure (BITE) website to support the planning, project management and program evaluation needs of state and local public health professionals who are working… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Becoming a mother is a significant transition in a woman's life. It is associated with considerable social, personal, career/job, and financial changes. Such transitions can precipitate major changes in health behaviors , like physical activity (PA). Up to… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The proposed project, entitled Exercise Prescription Toolbox for Depression: A Tailored Web-based Program (the Toolbox ), is designed to help mental health practitioners provide counseling to patients with depressive d isorders about physical activity and… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Phase I research findings of the Balancing InTake and Expenditure (BITE) project demonstrated that study participants (physical activity and nutrition [PAN] practitioners) are enthusiastic about having access to and usi ng a website that will help them plan,… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): As a health communication, multimedia and graphic design firm, we, like many others, are consumers of high quality royalty-free stock photography for the creation of health education materials for delivery in print or o ver the Web to various populations.… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Over the past decade, an investigation of how family members talk through cancer on the telephone has resulted in the recent publication of a lengthy volume entitled A Natural History of Family Cancer: Interactional Resources for Managing Illness (NH). Based on… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Becoming a mother is a significant transition in a woman's life. This transition can precipitate major changes in health behaviors, like physical activity. Once a woman has a child she is much less likely to participatein regular, moderate to vigorous… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): As a health communication, multimedia and graphic design firm, we, like many others, are consumers of high quality royalty-free stock photography for health education materials. Unfortunately, there is a dearth of readily-available images depicting health… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): The prevalence of overweight and obesity in children is very high and the incidence is increasing, especially among ethnic minority children. Obesity in childhood is associated with a high risk of continued obesity intoadolescence and adulthood. This is of great… More

The primary objective is to to develop the work begun under the Phase I contract. The primary objective for Phase I and Phase II is to produce, deploy, and evaluate the effectiveness of a state-of-the-art software application for smart phones (i.e., mobileapplication), Solar Cell, to support… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Findings from our Phase I feasibility study reveal strong impacts of a theatrical production we have developed entitled Conversations about Cancer (CAC): A play in which all dialogue is drawn from naturally occurring (transcribed) interactions between family… More

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Every year, half of all college students experience a negative consequence as a result of their or other students alcohol use. This prevalence of drinking and ensuing consequences, despite the existence of well developed alcohol education programs, indicates a… More