NetWORKers and their Activity in IntensionalNetworks
Computer Supported Cooperative Work
Persuasive Technology: Using Computers to Change What We Think and Do
Persuasive Technology: Using Computers to Change What We Think and Do
Design requirements for technologies that encourage physical activity
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Celebratory technology: new directions for food research in HCI
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
EatWell: sharing nutrition-related memories in a low-income community
Proceedings of the 2008 ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative work
An evaluation of a meal planning system: ease of use and perceived usefulness
Proceedings of the 23rd British HCI Group Annual Conference on People and Computers: Celebrating People and Technology
Let's play!: mobile health games for adults
Proceedings of the 12th ACM international conference on Ubiquitous computing
Mining behavioral economics to design persuasive technology for healthy choices
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Mobile technologies for promoting health and wellness among african american youth
UAHCI'11 Proceedings of the 6th international conference on Universal access in human-computer interaction: context diversity - Volume Part III
Proceedings of the 13th international conference on Ubiquitous computing
Personality and persuasive technology: an exploratory study on health-promoting mobile applications
PERSUASIVE'10 Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Persuasive Technology
Health promotion as activism: building community capacity to effect social change
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Echoes from the past: how technology mediated reflection improves well-being
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Mind the theoretical gap: interpreting, using, and developing behavioral theory in HCI research
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Design strategies for youth-focused pervasive social health games
Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare
Developing culturally relevant design guidelines for encouraging healthy eating behavior
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
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In the United States, African Americans face a disproportionate amount of diet-related health problems. For example, African American adults are 1.6 times more likely to have diabetes than their Caucasian counterparts. Individuals in low-income communities may face a greater risk because they typically have less access to healthy foods. Due to the significant diet-related problems within the African American community, public health researchers call for approaches to health promotion that take into account the relationship between culture and dietary habits. In this paper, we discuss three important considerations for the design of technologies that address the diet-related health disparities in low-income African American communities. These considerations include designing for cultural relevancy, modeling health behavior, and encouraging healthy behavior through the use of social psychological theories of persuasion. We use a game design example to illustrate how each of these considerations can be incorporated into the development of new technology.