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THIS PROJECT WILL DESIGN, PROGRAM, EVALUATE AND DEMONSTRATE A SELF-HELP SINGLE USE CALCULATOR FOR ESTIMATING CALORIE AND FAT INTAKE TO WITHIN 1015% PER 24-HR PERIOD.

Award Information
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 3025
Amount: $45,040.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1985
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
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1803 Research Boulevard
Rockville, MD 20850
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 LILLY GARDNER
 PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
 (301) 762-1200
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Abstract

THIS PROJECT WILL DESIGN, PROGRAM, EVALUATE AND DEMONSTRATE A SELF-HELP SINGLE USE CALCULATOR FOR ESTIMATING CALORIE AND FAT INTAKE TO WITHIN 1015% PER 24-HR PERIOD. THIS INSTRUMENT WILL BE TESTED INTERNALLY FOR 3 WEEKS AND FIELD TESTED FOR 12 WEEKS IN STUDY ENVIRONMENTS IN WHICH INVESTIGATORS ARE ATTEMPTING TO EDUCATE AND TRAIN PARTICIPANTS WITH RESPECT TO DIETARY TREATMENT REGIMENS. PRIOR TO PROTOTYPE DEVELOPMENT A QUALITY ASSURANCE PLAN AND QUALITY CONTROL PROCEDURES WILL BE DEVELOPED FOR THE TESTING PHASES. EVALUATION OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE INSTRUMENT WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED THROUGH EVALUABILITY ASSESSMENT AND OUTCOME MONITORING. BOTH QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DATA WILL BE COLLECTED THROUGH SURVEY, FOCUS GROUPS, AND QUESTIONNAIRES. DATA WILL BE ANALYZED AND RECOMMENDATIONS MADE CONCERNING PHASE II PROGRAM IMPROVEMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS FOR ANCILLARY PRODUCT USES. THE PROPOSED PROJECT TEAM COMPRISES A SENIOR NUTRITIONIST WITH PRIOR EXPERIENCE IN NUTRITION SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT, AN

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