Federal agencies recently have made available at no cost health-related smart phone applications, Government Health IT reports.
The Health Resources and Services Administration released a mobile version of its “Find a Health Center” application for the iPhone. Users enter a ZIP code and then can view directions to the nearest community health center. An online version of the health center locator also is available.
Mary Wakefield, HRSA administrator, said that an average of 3,200 people use the application to seek care at HRSA-supported community health centers.
Meanwhile, the Department of Defense recently released an application called the “T2 Mood Tracker” that monitors service members’ emotional and behavioral trends.
The application, designed by the National Center for Telehealth and Technology, currently is available for smart phones using the Android operating system and will be available for iPhones in early 2011 (Mosquera, Government Health IT, 11/1).