Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are using PDA software and GPS navigation systems to collect data on homes in Nigeria that have bed nets treated with insecticides. Without such equipment, data collection took researchers weeks to compile. They now spend about a day collecting the information.
http://www.ihealthbeat.org/articles/2007/9/12/Researchers-Tap-GPS-PDAs-For-Malaria-Prevention.aspx
Bob
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Thursday, September 6, 2007
Children's Advocacy Group Releases Telemedicine Report: E-Health ...
I am almost totally convinced that is one of the ways we can promote telehealth.
The Children’s Partnership (TCP) released an Issue Brief, “Meeting the Health Care Needs of California’s Children: The Role of Telemedicine,” today to inform leaders and the public of how telemedicine can address the health care needs of California’s children. The brief pays particular attention to children who are low-income and living in medically underserved areas. The full report is available for download at: www.childrenspartnership.org/report/telemedicine.
http://www.childrenspartnership.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=11369
The Children’s Partnership (TCP) released an Issue Brief, “Meeting the Health Care Needs of California’s Children: The Role of Telemedicine,” today to inform leaders and the public of how telemedicine can address the health care needs of California’s children. The brief pays particular attention to children who are low-income and living in medically underserved areas. The full report is available for download at: www.childrenspartnership.org/report/telemedicine.
http://www.childrenspartnership.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&TEMPLATE=/CM/HTMLDisplay.cfm&CONTENTID=11369
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