MHealth in practice : : mobile technology for health promotion in the developing world / / Edited by Jonathan Donner and Patricia Mechael.

• Place / Publishing House: London, England ;, New York, New York : : Bloomsbury Academic,, [2013]; 2013
• Year of Publication: 2013
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (209 p.)
• Notes: Includes index.
• ISBN: 1283853574; 1780932812; 1780932804
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: Edited by Jonathan Donner and Patricia Mechael.

There has recently been an explosion of interest around the application of mobile communication technologies to support health initiatives in developing countries (mHealth). As a result, there is a need to promote and share rigorous research for better informed policy, programming, and investment. There are, however, few platforms for the exchange of information and proven practice between practitioners and researchers. The subtopic of prevention, well-being, and health promotion within mHealth is particularly ripe for deeper exploration. While many reports tout the potential of mobiles to inf