INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA KIOSK ON NUTRITION AND CANCER

CANCER IS THE SECOND LEADING KILLER IN THE UNITED STATES. IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTES'S (NCI) GOAL OF 50% REDUCTION IN CANCER MORTALITY BY THE YEAR 2000, PREVENTION EDUCATION WILL NEED TO BE MORE ACCESSIBLE TO AND ELICIT BEHAVIOR CHANGE FROM MORE PEOPLE. SINCE NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES ARE A MAJOR CAUSE OF MANY CANCERS, PEOPLE NEED INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR DIET THAT THEY CAN EASILY APPLY TO THEIR LIFE. THE GOAL OF THE OVERALL PROJECT IS TO DEVELOP AND PROVIDE A FULLY-TESTED, PUBLIC GROCERY STORE BASED INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA KIOSK TO EDUCATE AND ASSIST PEOPLE TO PLAN AND BUY FOODS WITH CANCER PREVENTION IN MIND. THE SPECIFIC AIM OF THIS PHASE I IS TO CREATE AND TEST A HYPERCARD-BASED PROTOTYPE INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA KIOSK. THE TECHNICAL OBJECTIVES WILL BE TO: 1) DETERMINE THE NUTRITIONAL INFORMATION NEEDS OF A GENERAL AUDIENCE FOR CANCER PREVENTION, 2) CREATE A PROTOTYPE INTERACTIVE MULTIMEDIA KIOSK, AND 3) TEST IN SELECTED GROCERY STORE SETTINGS.