1. An interactive television system configured to allow monitoring of at least one individual, the interactive television system comprising: a communication interface for establishing a communication link between the interactive television system and a server remotely situated from the interactive television system through at least one communication medium; a display for presenting queries and response choices provided by a script program received from the server through the at least one communication medium; a user interface for receiving responses to the queries from the at least one individual; and a processing unit connected to the communication interface, the display and the user interface, wherein the processing unit is configured to execute the script program to (i) present the queries and the response choices on the display, (ii) receive the responses from the user interface, and (iii) transmit the responses to the server through the at least one communication medium.