Transcript Document
Mobile Applications: Innovations
to Improve Children’s Health
California State Rural Health Association
Annual Conference
Jenny Kattlove
The Children’s Partnership
November 13, 2012
Anaheim, California
www.childrenspartnership.org
What Can Mobile Apps Do?
Chronic disease management
Health screenings
Coordination and management of health
care
Health education and support
Health coverage enrollment
Tools for caregivers
The Apps
Games
Text messaging
Uploading data and sending over a
secure server to a provider
Storing and tracking trends
Potential Benefits of Mobile Apps
Improve health outcomes
Engage children in managing their health
Increase child’s knowledge about his or
her health
Improve compliance
Address barriers to accessing care
Help improve public health
Disease Management
Asthma
Diabetes
Behavioral health
Weight management
Medication adherence
Health Education and Support
Asthma
Diabetes
Oral Health
Behavioral health
Health behaviors
Other
Health Coverage Enrollment
Application
Renewal
Paying premiums
Reminders: premiums and renewals
Promoting Wider Deployment and
Adoption of Mobile Apps: Issues to Resolve
Choosing an App
Costs
Technology
Applications
Providers’ Time
Bandwidth
Safety, quality, and regulation
Interoperability
Identifying best practices
Proving cost-effectiveness
Privacy and security
Related Resources from TCP
Empowering Parents Through Technology (2010)
Technology-Enabled Innovations for Improving Children's Health
(2009)
Meeting the Health Care Needs of California’s Children: The Role
of Telemedicine, 2nd Edition (2008)
School-Based Telehealth: An Innovative Approach to Meet the
Health Care Needs of California’s Children (2009)
Helping Our Children With Disabilities Succeed: What’s Broadband
Got To Do With It? (2007)
Helping Our Children Succeed: What’s Broadband Got To Do With
It? 2nd Edition (2007)
Measuring Digital Opportunity for America’s Children: Where We
Stand and Where We Go From Here (2005)
Available at www.childrenspartnership.org
For More Information
Jenny Kattlove
The Children's Partnership
(310) 260-1220
[email protected]
www.childrenspartnership.org