This morning I had the awesome opportunity to present at the North Carolina Division of Public Health on a relatively new passion of mine – mobile technology in public health (mHealth). The presentation went very well and I have my colleague and friend, Mike Newton-Ward to thank for creating the opportunity. The folks over there are really interested in emerging technologies and how to effectively use them for public health.
Obviously it’s always nice when you don’t have to really convince people on technology’s usefulness. Prior to my visit, I let the group chew on my recent post on the importance of technology in public health - I think that helped as well, to let them know where I’m coming from. Pretty much that I’m focused on useful applications of these advances – because after awhile if the gadgets that we are using can’t really lend a hand to some of the problems going on in the world, they just become toys to babble about and fight over which one is shinier.
So without further ado – my presentation on mHealth:
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Chris, thanks so much for stopping by and checking it out. I’m so glad you found it useful – it’s been somewhat of an information crusade for me ever since I learned about its application in public health. And like you said, this is only whetting the appetite! Keep up the great work by the way.
Great post Andre. Thanks for sharing. I found the presentation very useful. mHealth is here to stay and only getting started!
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