Mobile Health Research

The folks at Pew have a new report out on Mobile Health. Here’s the Overview:

The online health-information environment is going mobile. 17% of cell phone users have used their phone to look up health or medical information and 9% have software applications or “apps” on their phones that help them track or manage their health.

What are the implications of this trend for student health centers? Our own Student Health Center at NC State University is under-going a web-redesign, but there just isn’t funding for a separate mobile version at this point…that means the new design (and content) will have to be as mobile friendly as possible. Likewise, maybe we can take advantage of a new mobile initiative on campus.

Blogging Redux

I’ve decided that I sometimes have something to say that is more than 140 characters. But where to put that is the question.

One option is my Facebook account, which represents my blended life — personal and professional. I don’t think my best friend from junior high really cares about the latest Pew research on teens and social media!  Likewise, I don’t think my geeky colleagues care that much about my cousin’s children.

So I’m launching this blog as my “home base” for those longer tidbits that I want to document for myself and push out to others. It will also connect with all my other work-related social media accounts. Hat tip to Eric Stoller as one source of inspiration to get back into blogging.

I’m amazed at the time some people must spend on this kind of thing. But in my recent re-commitment to networking with my student affairs peers, I’ve been so gratified by the connections I have made and all the incredible information I’ve been exposed to.

I actually tried my hand at blogging a few years ago when the Libraries on our campus launched a blogging service. At that time my goal was to give it a try and have something to show to others who were asking me about blogging (What is it? Is it hard to do? Do I need one?). It was a short-lived experiment. I’ve imported those posts for fun, which explains why there are posts for a few months in 2007 then nothing again until now.

My goal will be not to stress about posting just for the sake of posting. Content Rules — I’ve learned that much.

Onward!