Integrating Cell Phones and Mobile Technologies Into Public Health Practice: A Social Marketing Perspective

Abstract

Mobile communications are being used for many purposes, from instant messaging (IM), mobile or microblogging (Twitter), social networking sites (Facebook, MySpace), e-mail to basic voicemail. A brief background on cell phone and mobile technology use in public health is reviewed. The focus of the article is framing the use of mobile technologies in public health from a social marketer’s perspective—using the 4 P s marketing mix as a guide.