Positive Health Outcomes Through Mobile Technology
The CDC Mobile Health Coalition (MHC) is an CDC-wide organization of experts and persons interested in the utilization of mobile applications to improve the health, safety and preparedness of people in the United States and globally. Its purpose is to optimize CDC's ability to utilize mobile technologies for health information dissemination, data collection, and health and safety interventions.
The Coalition’s mission includes:
- Further the understanding and use of mobile technologies at CDC;
- Provide leadership for the public health community’s adoption of mobile technology to influence health behavior and facilitate public health practice;
- Identify and inventory CDC’s current and planned mobile projects;
- Facilitate communication, collaboration and partnerships with CDC staff and other organizations outside CDC working in mobile health;
- Expand the new MHC Web site at http://www.cdc.gov/mobilehealth/ to centralize mobile data, statistics, and other relevant resources; and
- Produce research-based guidance, written best practices, and other tools to foster mobile health efforts.
Mobile Health Fast Facts
News & Announcements
CDC News
- CDC Launches H1N1 Text Messaging Pilot
- CDC Mobile Web site available
- Wireless Substitution: Early Release of Estimates From the National Health Interview Survey, July-December 2008 (PDF)
Other News
- Three Screen Report: Media Consumption and Multi-tasking Continue to Increase Across TV, Internet, and Mobile (Nielsen Wire, September 2, 2009)
- Wireless Internet Usage (Pew Internet, July 22, 2009) (PDF)
- Sick Mobile App Tracks H1N1, Other Outbreaks near You (Scientific American Blog, September 1, 2009)
Data & Statistics
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