Please join us Thursday, October 20th for the mHealth Working Group meeting from 9:30 am – 11:30 am at Jhpiego.  The topic of the open meeting is innovative methods for monitoring and evaluating mHealth projects.
When:  October 20th 9:30am – 11:30 am Eastern US
Theme: Innovative M&E of mHealth
Location: Jhpiego,  1776 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Suite 300, Washington DC
Conference call at (202) 835-3159 (International) and (800) 835-3040 (US), ID 23147
Webcast available at: http://webcast.jhu.edu/mediasite/SilverlightPlayer/Default.aspx?peid=a21...
 
Agenda:
 

• Mining the Data Exhaust: Extracting Behavior Change Evidence from Text Messages for Male Circumcision in Tanzania, by James BonTempo, Learning Technology Advisor, Jhpiego
• Embedding evaluation into mHealth activities: Challenges and Opportunities, by Dr. Kelly L'Engle, Scientist, Behavioral and Social Sciences, FHI 360
• Improved Response to Disasters and Outbreaks by Tracking Population Movements with Mobile Phone Network Data: A Post-Earthquake Geospatial Study in Haiti, by Dr. Richard Garfield, Schools of Nursing and Public Health, Columbia University

Please bring a photo ID to enter the building and please RSVP (in person or call-in) directly to either Kelly Keisling, keisling.kelly@gmail.com or Laura Raney, lraney@fhi360.org.
 
Directions to Jhpiego
Jhpiego is located 2 blocks southeast of Dupont Circle, near the Dupont Circle metro stop on the red line.
 
About the mHealth Working Group
Founded in August 2009, the mHealth Working Group is a collaborative forum for sharing and synthesizing knowledge on mHealth, facilitated and supported by the K4Health Project.  Composed of more than 500 individuals representing over150 organizations worldwide, the mHealth Working Group seeks to frame mobile technology within a larger global health strategy. By applying public health standards and practices to mHealth, we promote approaches that are appropriate, evidence-based, interoperable, and scalable in resource-poor settings. The Working Group holds regular meetings in Washington, DC, to discuss promising approaches, challenges, and lessons learned.
 
Minutes from previous meetings, as well as more information about the group, are on the mHealth Toolkit at /toolkits/mhealth. The mHealth Working Group is facilitated and supported by USAID’s K4Health Project. New participants are also welcome to receive future group announcements by joining the listserv at /toolkits/mhealth/mhealth-listserv.