Health Promotion using Mobile phones
Lauran Neergaard reports that Mobile Phone Fitness, ‘mHealth’ is showing promise. Diabetics use the technology to help control their blood sugar. People’s medical history can be downloaded electronically over their phone. The phone can signal when to take your meds, how far you walked during your exercise, and many other healthy applications. Questions remain regarding effectiveness of these mHealth promotion tools over the long run.
Lauran Neergaard reports that Mobile Phone Fitness, ‘mHealth’ is showing promise. Diabetics use the technology to help control their blood sugar. People’s medical history can be downloaded electronically over their phone. The phone can signal when to take your meds, how far you walked during your exercise, and many other healthy applications. Questions remain regarding effectiveness of these mHealth promotion tools over the long run.
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