Professor Peter Salovey chats with one of the youngsters using the computer laboratory at LULAC Head Start.

Project teaches Head Start parents
about computers, cancer

On Oct. 18, the Department of Psychology joined with LULAC Head Start and other local agencies to celebrate the completion of "Bridging the Digital Divide," a computer training program primarily for parents of children enrolled in Head Start. In addition to parents of Head Start children, the Digital Divide Project also provided computer training for members of the New Haven community. Cancer prevention education was an integral part of the computer training. After completion of the training program, 120 participants were given free refurbished computers. "It's nice to be able to conduct research on health communication strategies and give something back to the New Haven community at the same time," said Peter Salovey, chair of psychology, whose laboratory carried out the Digital Divide Pilot Project in collaboration with Linda Mowad, director of the New England Cancer Information Service of Yale's Comprehensive Cancer Center. Salovey also has a full research laboratory that studies health, emotions and behavior, particularly cancer and HIV/AIDS education and prevention. Bridging the Digital Divide, known locally as "Computers for Families," was funded by a grant from the National Cancer Institute to the Yale Cancer Center's Cancer Information Service. The Yale Office of New Haven and State Affairs also donated 10 new computers to the program, which now make up the computer laboratory at LULAC Head Start. Other collaborators on the program include the Yale Health, Emotion and Behavior Laboratory, Cancer Information Service, Computers 4 Kids of Waterbury and Urban Policy Strategies. T H I SW E E K ' SS T O R I E S Study shows diet is linked to growing form of cancer 'Architecture or Revolution' recalls years of turbulence, innovation Locke recalls Yale years, defends affirmative action in Chubb Lecture Alumni to ponder intersection of law and technology Legal scholar John Langbein is named Sterling Professor Historian Cynthia Russett is appointed Larned Professor Conference honors economist William Brainard Environmental Science Center opening Oct. 26 Event to celebrate 'Cultures of Native America' Drama school stages Chekhov's 'compassionate meditation' Yale Opera students to perform scenes from famous operas 'Practical Logic' series opens with talk on challenge of intersexuality Talks about Sept. 11 aftermath to focus on questions of gender Symposium to explore 'material culture' of Colonial New York Project teaches Head Start parents about computers, cancer Conservation of biodiversity in China is subject of talk Stephen Bright to speak at tea Getting the low-down on downtown Honoring an 'unsung hero' Campus Notes Bulletin Home|Visiting on Campus|Calendar of Events|In the News|Bulletin Board Yale Scoreboard|Classified Ads|Search Archives|Deadlines Bulletin Staff|Public Affairs Home|News Releases| E-Mail Us|Yale Home Page