Vanderbilt University, Division of Sponsored Research (Vanderbilt University, Eskind Biomedical Library)

Vanderbilt University Medical Center will develop strategies for assessing children’s interactions with health information. The team of librarians, psychologists, child development experts, pediatricians, informaticians, evaluators, and educators will employ a six-month planning period to develop techniques to assess health information needs and perceptions in children. The team will use the planning period to formalize a number of research aspects, including which potential interventions offer the greatest benefit for different health conditions; the appropriate age range for study; and the optimal venues for testing assessments and interventions. To broaden thinking and factor in elements of generalizability and dissemination from the outset, project partners include the Meharry Medical College and Cumberland Pediatric Foundation, organizations that offer expertise in areas key to long-range work.