Interagency Working Group for mHealth June 9, 2010
June 9th Agenda Lunch/conversation: BCC, Data Collection, HIV Review of the mHealth Toolkit Tim Piper of MEDA- Vouchers and Retailers Mobile data collection New name?
Online Collaborative Knowledge Management The mHealth Toolkit Online Collaborative Knowledge Management
The mHealth Toolkit Why ? Reach beyond the DC/HQ “bubble” Shift from discussion to program planning Synthesize and streamline growing information Support objective standards: evidence-based, appropriate, scalable, sustainable
The mHealth Toolkit Easy to find and easy to use: Selective Objective: Organized for busy program managers, health policy makers, and service providers. Selective Most instructive and relevant evidence/examples Objective: Advantages and limitations of mHealth
Health Informatics Forum Recent Events Health Informatics Forum http://www.futuresgroup.com/news/health-informatics-forum-innovative-tools-for-informed-decisions/
Vouchers and Retailers Guest Presentation mHealth for Malaria Vouchers and Retailers Tim Piper, Health Programs Mennonite Economic Development Associates tpiper@meda.org
Mobile Data Collection June 4th conference call Reviewed resource requirements, that influence: Where adopt mobile data collection Design requirements and options Factors in equipment choice Hidden costs
Mobile Data Collection Resource Requirements Programming (internal or outsourced) Equipment and related needs Printing Pretesting Training/documentation Staffing/IT Support Quality control
Mobile Data Collection Decreased Resource Requirements Less staff- interviewers, data entry operators. Computers and space for data entry operation. Reduction in printing of questionnaires. Physical housing and shipping of paper.
Mobile Data Collection Define Features, Requirements Define factors for selection, scale up, sustainability Features: Collection: interface, format, calculations, checks Additional: analysis, mapping, interactivity, dissemination, feeds to other applications Resource Requirements: Equipment: model, internet, data format Program: staff, oversight, workflow, partners
Interagency Working Group for mHealth- What’s in a Name? Current name is long, confusing Other suggestions? What emphasize in group principles or scope? What is clear for those new to mHealth?
Next Steps Matrix of mHealth application features and requirements Finalize launch version of mHealth Toolkit Next meeting July 13 Center for Knowledge Societies: ethnographic research on mobiles for rural populations in India
Interagency Working Group for mHealth Any announcements? Kelly Keisling kkeislin@jhuccp.org
Principles of the Working Group Frame mHealth within global health strategy Apply public health standards and practices Emphasize appropriate, evidence-based, scalable and sustainable approaches in resource-poor settings Build capacity of implementing agencies