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We will develop and test a model by which health plan report card information is disseminatedto publicly-sponsored consumers to use in selecting health care systems/plans. The model willincorporate a decision-making paradigm enabling Medicaid and Medicare beneficiaries to integratepersonal values/preferences, medical histories, etc. with features of health plans. Model developmentwill use both pri ...

This project addresses the need for sensitive and predictive measures that can identify elderlypersons at risk for falling, thereby preventing some of the human and societal costs of devastatinginjuries. Dynamic balance assessment methods will be combined with virtual-reality techniques toproduce an innovative technology for evaluating balance in simulated real-world environments. Presenttechnique ...

THE PROJECT WILL DEVELP AND EVALUATE AN EDUCATIONAL CURRICULUM FOR TEENAGERS ON SEXUAL ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. TEENAGE SEXUALITY IS AN AREA OF URGENT CONCERN BECAUSE OF THE PREVALENCE OF AIDS, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE, TEENAGE PREGNANCY, AND RAPE. MALE SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, IN PARTICULAR, HAS RECEIVED LITTLE ATTENTION IN RESEARCH OR AS A FOCUS FOR BEHAVIORAL INTERVENTION. EDUCATORS NEED CURRICU ...

The goal is to develop and evaluate a unique set of instructional videotapes on skills for independent living for foster teens. Each tape will present a peer-based story that familiarizes foster teens with the practical and social aspects of a particular goal, such as finding an apartment or getting a job. To maximize their appeal and flexibility, the vignettes will be realistic, peer-oriented, an ...

The objective of our research is to demonstrate the application of ultraviolet (UV) laser ablationtechnology as an improved alternate to either local heating, ac arcing or plasma etching in the selectiveremoval of Parylene from neurophysiological microelectrodes. Phase I will perfect, quantify anddemonstrate the technique necessary for selective paralene removal from microelectrodes, as well asits ...

This project will produce an interactive videodisc-based (IVD) system designed to deliver asmoking cessation intervention in the worksite. The intervention will be developed to take advantageof the worksite setting to offer an on-going, repeated-contact intervention that tracks the progress ofeach user over time. Information provided by the user on stage-of-change, smoking history, anddemographics ...