141st APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition

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Online Program

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Health education and health promotion: Innovative Apps in health informatics information technology

Monday, November 4, 2013: 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Oral
From tracking the amount of mercury in fish, to monitoring sexual activity among young adults, there are a variety of apps available to help consumers keep up with the behavioral aspects of healthy living. This session will examine how these apps impact health promotion and disease prevention in a number of different settings.
Session Objectives: At the end of this session, participants should be able to: identify the health promotion and patient awareness techniques used in this app.
Moderator:
Su-I. Hoi, DrPH, CPH, MCHES, RN
Organizer:
Jayfus Doswell, PhD

4:30pm
How beliefs towards ehealth communication predict preferred ehealth strategies among middle- and older-age working adults in Taiwan   
Su-I. Hou, DrPH, CPH, MCHES, RN, Peng-Hsi Hou, PhD and Ho-Shong Hou, PhD
4:50pm
An evaluation of weight management apps for use in clinical practice: Room for improvement   
Kristen Azar, RN MPH, Lenard Lesser, MD MSHS, Brian Laing, MD, Janna Stephens, RN, Magi Aurora, BS, Lora Burke, PhD MPH RN and Latha Palaniappan, MD MSHS
5:10pm
Exploring interest in the introduction of a mobile health app for college students to help improve and mange their sexual health   
Alice Richman, PhD, MPH, Monica Webb, PhD, MPH, Jason Brinkley, PhD and Ryan J. Martin, Ph.D.
5:30pm
Effect of a web-based mercury calculator on consumer fish choices and test of a model for technology acceptance by fish consumers   
Sharon Wallace, PhD, RN, CCRN

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Health Informatics Information Technology Center (HIIT Center)
Endorsed by: Food and Nutrition

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)

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