REDUCING THE RISK OF CANCERS - A DISTANCE LEARNING-RESOURCE FOR CANCER PREVENTION THROUGHOUT THE EC

This paper describes an initiative in distance learning for cancer pre vention for health care professionals throughout the EC. 'Reducing the Risk of Cancers' is a multi-media integrated study pack of learning m aterials prepared by the Open University (U.K.) with funding from the Europe Against Cancer programme of the European Commission. The teachi ng materials aim to enhance cancer prevention and health promotion ski lls and competencies amongst health care professionals at local level. In the paper the background to the pack is considered, the production process is described and the aims and philosophy of the teaching mate rials are outlined. The content of the pack is described and usage, di ssemination and evaluation for health professionals throughout Europe are discussed.