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Tag Archives: Text messaging
Texting Program to Help Teens Quit Smoking
The following was posted on the BHIC Blog. Teens love their cell phones. In an effort to help young smokers kick the habit, the National Cancer Institute is creating a new program called Smokefree T-X-T (http://smokefree.gov/smokefreetxt/) . It’s a free … Continue reading
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Tagged Adolescence, CNN, health, Mobile phone, National Cancer Institute, Nicotine, Smoking cessation, Text messaging
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Smoking Cessation Support for Teens
NCI Launches Smoking Cessation Support for Teens http://www.nih.gov/news/health/dec2011/nci-05.htm The National Cancer Institute (NCI) has launched an initiative, SmokefreeTXT, a free text message cessation service that provides 24/7 encouragement, advice, and tips to teens trying to quit smoking. Related articles NCI … Continue reading
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Tagged Addictions, health, National Cancer Institute, NCI, Quitting, smoking, smoking cessasion, Smoking cessation, Substance abuse, teenagers, teens, Text messaging, Tobacco
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HHS Text4Health Projects
The following was posted on the BHIC blog. The rapid proliferation of mobile phones and text messaging offers unprecedented opportunities to potentially improve the health of the U.S. population and reach traditionally underserved groups. The Task Force identified innovative health … Continue reading
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Tagged Emergency service, Mobile Computing, Mobile phone, SMS, Task Force, Text messaging, Tobacco Control, Wireless Data
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Text4baby Connects New Moms to Health Info
For those moms who use mobile technology, here is a post from the BHIC Blog. http://www.text4baby.org/partner.html Text4baby is a free mobile information service designed to promote maternal and child health. Text4baby provides pregnant women and new moms with information they … Continue reading
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Tagged babies, Mobile Computing, Mother, Pregnancy, SMS, Text messaging, text4baby, United States, Wireless Data
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