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Stepping Up to Health - Expanding the Reach

PI: Caroline R. Richardson, MD
affiliation: University of Michigan Medical School
topic: exercise, physical activity, pedometer, sedentary adults, at-risk, cancer, heart disease, diabetes, obesity, tailored, expert system, Internet, web
medium: Internet
audience: Adults who have type 2 diabetes or are at risk for developing diabetes, cancer, or heart disease
link: STEPPING UP TO HEALTH DEMO: user name=caroli; password=demo
grant: Stepping Up To Health - Expanding the Reach
sponsor: CECCR Developmental Project
dates: 2006-09-01 - 2007-08-31

The goal of this project is to expand the web-based Stepping Up to Health intervention to more individuals. The original intervention used enhanced pedometers and email-based tailored feedback to promote physical activity in people with type 2 diabetes. Expanding the Reach extends the tailored messages to promote physical activity to sedentary adults who are at risk for developing cancer, heart disease or diabetes, along with continuing to provide tailored messages for individuals with type 2 diabetes.