Developing a Smartphone Interface for the Florida Environmental Public Health Tracking Web Portal. (March 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Jordan, Melissa; DuClos, Chris; Folsom, John; Thomas, Rebecca
• Is Part Of: Journal of public health management and practice. Volume 21(2015)Supplement 2
• Publication Date: 2015-03
• Subjects: data query -- information technology -- smartphone; Public health administration -- United States -- Periodicals; 253.6
• DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000158
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1078-4659

Abstract

Abstract : As smartphone and tablet devices continue to proliferate, it is becoming increasingly important to tailor information delivery to the mobile device. The Florida Environmental Public Health Tracking Program recognized that the mobile device user needs Web content formatted to smaller screen sizes, simplified data displays, and reduced textual information. The Florida Environmental Public Health Tracking Program developed a smartphone-friendly version of the state Web portal for easier access by mobile device users. The resulting smartphone-friendly portal combines calculated data measures such as inpatient hospitalizations and emergency department visits and presents them grouped by county, along with temporal trend graphs. An abbreviated version of the public health messaging provided on the traditional Web portal is also provided, along with social media connections. As a result of these efforts, the percentage of Web site visitors using an iPhone tripled in just 1 year. Abstract : This article describes development of a smartphone interface for the Florida Environmental Public Health Tracking Web portal that provides access to data on environmental hazards and public health outcomes.