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A NETWORKED COMPUTER-MEDIATED SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM

Award Information
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 1509
Amount: $257,000.00
Phase: Phase II
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1986
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
109 Croton Ave
Ossining, NY 10562
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Jay T. Tooley
 (914) 762-6098
Business Contact
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Research Institution
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Abstract

THE OVERALL PURPOSE OF THE PROPOSED PROJECT IS TO DETERMINE THE COST-EFFECTIVENESS, THE ACCEPTABILITY AND COMMERCIAL APPLICATIONS OF AN INTERACTIVE COMPUTER-MEDIATED SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM DELIVERED ON-LINE THROUGH AN ESTABLISHED INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER NETWORK. THE INTENT IS TO MAKE READILY AVAILABLE AN INEXPENSIVE, EFFECTIVE SMOKING CESSATION PROGRAM TO THE GROWING NUMBERS OF INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS WHO HAVE ACCESS TO PERSONAL COMPUTERS AT HOME, SCHOOLS, HOSPITALS AND AT WORK. IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT PHASE I RESULTS WILL PROVE THE COST-EFFECTIVE AND CLIENT-ACCEPTABILITY INFORMATION NECESSARY TO PURSUE THE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INTO PHASE II. POSITIVE RESULTS IN PHASE I WOULD DICTATE BROADER TRIALS IN A VARIETY OF SETTINGS SUCH AS HOSPITALS, SCHOOLS, GROUP PRACTICES AND CORPORATIONS IN PHASE II. SUCCESSFUL RESULTS IN PHASES I AND II WOULD HAVE IMPORTANT IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FEASIBILITY OF PROVIDING BOTH COMMERCIAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL CLINICAL AND HUMAN SERVICES THROUGH COMPUTER NETWORKS ON AN INTERNATIONAL SCALE.

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