The document discusses using mobile health (mHealth) technologies to improve maternal and child health outcomes. It describes the Text4Baby program, launched in 2010, which sends free text messages with health information to new mothers. The program aims to reach underserved groups and develop evidence on changing health behaviors. It also outlines a national evaluation framework for Text4Baby across several domains including reach, engagement, education, and sustainability.

1. Andrew Broderick Center for Innovation and Technology in Public Health mHealth and Evaluating Impact Mobile Health 2011 May 5

4. National Evaluation Framework Evaluation Domains Reach Engage Educate Connect Sustainability Evaluation Dimensions National and Community Levels Multiple Stakeholder Perspectives Individual and System Levels Evaluation Components Mobile Survey Stakeholder Interviews Safety Net Consumer Survey EHR Abstraction Consumer Focus Groups Key Informant Interviews

5. Patient-Centered Diabetes Care Intervention : A Spanish-language text messaging intervention Population : Hispanic adults, newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes Objective : Support patient self-management through facilitating patient education, behavior change, and adherence with standard care practices. Targeted Outcome: a practical, low-cost, replicable mHealth application that can be rapidly introduced into safety net communities .

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