eHealth/mHealth
Purpose
Rapid advancements in the capabilities of mobile technology and electronic media have greatly increased the possibilities for enhancing the treatment and prevention of obesity. The section will leverage the expertise within The Obesity Society to improve the lives of those affected by obesity by realizing the potential from these new technologies.
Goals
- Form a core of investigators whose interests focus on the use of mobile technologies, social media, web-based interventions, and other new technologies for obesity research, prevention and treatment
- Foster collaboration between researchers, developers, and clinicians with interests in eHealth/mHealth
- Advance the development of an evidence-base to guide the use of new technologies in clinical and public health interventions
- Promote dissemination of promising eHealth/mHealth initiatives
Join the eHealth/mHealth Section
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Please contact Sadie Campbell, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , Governance and Executive Assistant if you have any questions.
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Leadership
Susan J. Woolford, MD, MPH (Chair 2011-2012)
Dr. Woolford is the Medical Director of the C. S. Mott Children’s Hospital Pediatric Comprehensive Weight Management Center and an Assistant Professor in the Child Health Evaluation and Research (CHEAR) unit in the Division of General Pediatrics at the University of Michigan. Dr. Woolford serves as the Co-Chair of the Healthy Kids, Healthy Michigan Health Policy Action Team, a statewide coalition working to advance policies to reduce the prevalence of childhood obesity in Michigan. Her research, funded by the National Institutes of Health NICHD, focuses on behavioral interventions in the clinical setting for the treatment of obesity, and using communications technology to enhance patient engagement and adherence to treatment recommendations. In recognition of her innovative work in the area of childhood obesity, Dr. Woolford has received awards from the Academic Pediatric Association and from the Society for Adolescent Medicine.
Steering Committee:
Thomas Baranowski, PhD
Jon K. Moon, PhD
Monica L. Baskin, PhD
Donna Spruijt-Metz, MFA, PhD
Elsie M. Taveras, MD, MPH
Brie Turner-McGrievy, PhD, MS, RD
