Salovey Peter, Williams-Piehota Pamela, Mowad Linda, Moret Marta Elisa, Edlund Denielle, Andersen Judith
Health, Emotion, and Behavior Laboratory, Department of Psychology, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut 06520-8205, USA.
J Health Commun. 2009 Apr-May;14(3):228-45. doi: 10.1080/10810730902805804.
This article describes the establishment of two community technology centers affiliated with Head Start early childhood education programs focused especially on Latino and African American parents of children enrolled in Head Start. A 6-hour course concerned with computer and cancer literacy was presented to 120 parents and other community residents who earned a free, refurbished, Internet-ready computer after completing the program. Focus groups provided the basis for designing the structure and content of the course and modifying it during the project period. An outcomes-based assessment comparing program participants with 70 nonparticipants at baseline, immediately after the course ended, and 3 months later suggested that the program increased knowledge about computers and their use, knowledge about cancer and its prevention, and computer use including health information-seeking via the Internet. The creation of community computer technology centers requires the availability of secure space, capacity of a community partner to oversee project implementation, and resources of this partner to ensure sustainability beyond core funding.
本文介绍了两个与“启智计划”幼儿教育项目相关的社区技术中心的设立情况，这些中心特别关注参与“启智计划”的拉丁裔和非裔美籍儿童的家长。为120名家长和其他社区居民开设了一门为期6小时的课程，内容涉及计算机知识和癌症知识，课程结束后，他们可获得一台免费翻新的可上网电脑。焦点小组为设计课程结构和内容以及在项目期间对其进行修改提供了依据。一项基于结果的评估将项目参与者与70名非参与者在基线、课程刚结束后以及3个月后的情况进行了比较，结果表明该项目增加了人们对计算机及其使用的知识、对癌症及其预防的知识，以及计算机使用，包括通过互联网寻求健康信息。创建社区计算机技术中心需要有安全的空间、社区合作伙伴监督项目实施的能力，以及该合作伙伴的资源，以确保在核心资金之外实现可持续发展。
