The National Cancer Institute's Cancer Information Service: A new generation of service and research to the nation

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Bright, MA [1 ]
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[1] NCI, Off Canc Informat Serv, NIH, Bethesda, MD 20892 USA
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10.1080/10810730500263687
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G2 [信息与知识传播];
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05 ; 0503 ;
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The National Cancer Institute (NCI), the nation's leading agency for cancer information and research, mandated by the U. S. Congress to provide accurate, up-to-date information about cancer to all segments of the U.S. population, established the Cancer Information Service (CIS) on July 1, 1975. Using a two-pronged approach, the telephone information service and education programs for the public and health professionals, the CIS was designed to maximize its reach. In 1982, the CIS implemented three tools: the Call Record Form to record data about each call to the service, a national user survey and a system of national test calls. These resulted in a rich data source and all infrastructure that allowed collaborative health communications research with the CIS to emerge later in the decade. As the CIS embarks on a new generation of service to the nation, it is now characterized by three vital components that advance the NCI's overall mission of cancer prevention and control: a Partnership Program, Multichannel Contact Centers, and a Health Communications Research Program.
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