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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?
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Chronic disease management
Health screenings
Coordination and management of health
care
Health education and support
Health coverage enrollment
Tools for caregivers
The Apps
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Games
Text messaging
Uploading data and sending over a
secure server to a provider
Storing and tracking trends
Potential Benefits of Mobile Apps
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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
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Asthma
Diabetes
Behavioral health
Weight management
Medication adherence
Health Education and Support
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Asthma
Diabetes
Oral Health
Behavioral health
Health behaviors
Other
Health Coverage Enrollment
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Application
Renewal
Paying premiums
Reminders: premiums and renewals
Promoting Wider Deployment and
Adoption of Mobile Apps: Issues to Resolve
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Choosing an App
Costs
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Technology
Applications
Providers’ Time
Bandwidth
Safety, quality, and regulation
Interoperability
Identifying best practices
Proving cost-effectiveness
Privacy and security
Related Resources from TCP
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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