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K+C=PXC: KIDS & COMPUTERS RESULT IN PREVENTION OF CANCER

Award Information
Agency: Department of Health and Human Services
Branch: N/A
Contract: N/A
Agency Tracking Number: 19081
Amount: $50,000.00
Phase: Phase I
Program: SBIR
Solicitation Topic Code: N/A
Solicitation Number: N/A
Timeline
Solicitation Year: N/A
Award Year: 1992
Award Start Date (Proposal Award Date): N/A
Award End Date (Contract End Date): N/A
Small Business Information
11970 Borman Drive Suite 110
St Louis, MO 63146
United States
DUNS: N/A
HUBZone Owned: No
Woman Owned: No
Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No
Principal Investigator
 Patricia A Suess
 (314) 579-9466
Business Contact
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Research Institution
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Abstract

PATTERNS OF DECISIONS ABOUT NUTRITION ESTABLISHED DURING EARLY ADOLESCENCE CAN INFULENCE THE RISK OF DEVELOPING CANCER LATER IN LIFE. IT IS IMPORTANT TO PROVIDE CHILDREN OF THIS AGE GROUP WITH INFORMATION ABOUT CANCER AND NUTRITION TO GUIDE THEM TOWARD WISE NUTRITIONAL CHOICES. HOWEVER, IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO IMPRESS ADOLESCENTS DUE TO THE PRESSURE OF PEERS AND THE ADVERTISING MEDIA. THE FLEXIBILITY AND APPEAL OF COMPUTERS MAKES THEM ESPECIALLY APPROPRIATE FOR PRESENTING NUTRITION AND CANCER INFORMATION TO THIS POPULATION. WE WILL DEVELOP A COMPUTER-BASED INSTRUCTIONAL SYSTEM FOR SIXTH THROUGH EIGHT GRADE STUDENTS WHICH PRESENTS INFORMATION ABOUT NUTRITION AND CANCER IN AN ENGAGING AND ENJOYABLE MANNER. THE SYSTEM WILL INCORPORATE THE ADVANCED COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES OF INTERACTIVE SIMULATION, GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE, AND HYPERMEDIA, ALONG WITH AN INNOVATIVE INSTRUCTIONAL DESIGN APPROACH. THE RESULTS SHOULD ALSO APPLY TO OTHER AGE GROUPS AND INSTRUCTIONAL DOMAINS.

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