TOPIC 333: Cancer-Related Environmental Indicators Web-Based Tool

这个第一阶段的项目包括开发一个基于网络的原型，该原型集成了客观测量癌症相关风险和基于位置的环境因素的信息。这种用户友好，易于导航，视觉上引人注目的原型将允许用户-从学术研究人员到公共卫生专业人员再到个人-获得广泛的癌症相关指标的计算值，这些指标描述了自然和建筑环境，毒素暴露和获取感兴趣地点的卫生服务。在第一阶段，将对潜在用户进行实地访谈，以更多地了解他们如何参与癌症和/或环境数据，并确定他们使用此类工具的用途、需求和动机。将进行进一步的研究，以确定可能包含在原型中的适当数据源。然后将开发基于web的原型，以便根据需要组合或合并选定数量的数据源，从而为选定的域产生适当的结果。可用性测试将在整个开发过程中与潜在用户一起进行，测试的结果将提供关于其他功能和数据源的额外见解，以便在第二阶段开发全功能工具。

This Phase I project involves developing a web-based prototype that integrates information that objectively measures cancer-related risks with location-based environmental factors. This user-friendly, easily navigable, and visually compelling prototype will allow users—ranging from academic researchers to public health professionals to individuals—to obtain calculated values for a wide-range of cancer-related indicators describing the natural and built environments, toxin exposure and access to health services for locations of interest. For Phase 1, field interviews with potential users will be conducted to learn more about how they engage with cancer and/or environmental data as well as determine their uses, needs, and motivations for using this type of tool. Additional research will be conducted to identify the appropriate data sources for possible inclusion in the prototype. The web-based prototype will then be developed so that it combines or merges a select number of data sources as necessary to yield the appropriate results for the selected domains. Usability testing will be conducted with potential users throughout the development process, and the results from this testing will provide additional insights on additional features and data sources for possible inclusion in the development of the fully-functional tool in Phase II.