Internet health kiosks launched
January 1, 1997
Internet health kiosks launched
As part of a $1 million public health initiative by the state of Michigan, the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center in Ann Arbor will create a statewide network of interactive computer kiosks to link individuals with up-to-date health information on the Internet. The Michigan Interactive Health Kiosk Project calls for 50 to 100 computers housed in kiosks to be deployed by early this year.
The kiosks will be set up in work sites, libraries, health clinics, shopping malls, and other public areas. Work sites are particularly attractive because the kiosks need to be in high-traffic areas, explains Neil Quinn, MS, manager of the health media research lab at the university. "They should either be located in single sites, such as large automobile manufacturing facilities, or in business parks or some other large conglomerate of businesses," he says.
Companies that "sponsor" the kiosks will pay no fee, but "We look for our sponsors to do more than let them collect dust," says Quinn. "They can help us promote the kiosks, and reinforce them with other supporting communication vehicles."
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