Buller DB, Woodall WG, Zimmerman DE, Heimendinger J, Rogers EM, Slater MD, Hau BA, Pepper JI, Bartlett-Horch K, Burris-Woodall PA, Dignan MB, Hines J, Le Blanc ML. Formative research activities to provide Web-based nutrition education to adults in the Upper Rio Grande Valley.
Fam Community Health 2001;
24:1-12. [PMID:
11563940 DOI:
10.1097/00003727-200110000-00003]
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Abstract
The Internet is a promising new tool for disseminating cancer prevention information. Barriers to full implementation include disparities in access and skill and availability of information relevant at the local level. A nutrition education Web site to promote fruit and vegetable intake is being produced for a tri-ethnic adult population in Colorado and New Mexico. Development is guided by findings from formative research including focus groups with local residents, a survey on computer and Internet use with 200 adults in 1998, an assessment of public access computer sites, and in-depth discussion with local community computer skills trainers.
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