The mHealth Working Group January 2011 Meeting Held at USAID, Washington, DC

Principles of the Working Group Frame mHealth within global health strategies Apply public health standards and practices Emphasize appropriate, evidence-based, scalable and interoperable approaches in resource-poor settings Build capacity of implementing agencies

New Product Development for mHealth (Revisit July Topic with Examples) Toolkit: Examples Planning Considerations (evidence, lessons, questions) Formative Concept Requirements Research Devt. Definition

Meeting Theme: Formative Research Presentations: Formative Research on mHealth for the Urban Reproductive Health Initiative in India Dr. Rajiv N. Rimal, Johns Hopkins SPH Basil Safi, Johns Hopkins CCP CycleTel in India: From Proof-of-Concept to Deployment Meredith Puleio, Victoria Jennings, Georgetown IRH

The mHealth Toolkit

The mHealth Toolkit Easy to find and easy to use: Organized for program managers, health policy makers, and service providers. Objective: Advantages and limitations of mHealth Selective Most instructive and relevant evidence, examples

Materials on mHeath for Data Collection Literature Review by Jeff Aubuchon, MA, MSLS -Over 50 information sources -Peer reviewed and grey -Studies of data quality, time and cost savings -Reviews, field examples, tool comparisons

Materials on mHeath for Data Collection mHealth for data collection varies by: -Levels of evidence -Advantages -Types of users -Type of device -Type of data collection Further suggestions: contact and

Closing Remarks Future topics? Participants host future meetings or brown bags. mBCC Technical Group at Abt postponed. See mBCCfieldguide.com to participate. Thanks to USAID for hosting.

Kelly Keisling Laura Raney Listserv of the mHealth Working Group: mHealth Toolkit: Thanks for Your Consideration of mHealth