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Flu Season Mobile Products
With flu season hitting hard, today we are highlighting government apps built with maintaining the user’s health in mind. CDC FluView App- tracks Influenza-Like Illness Activity around the country so you can monitor outbreaks in your locality CDC Mobile App and CDC Mobile Web feature important health articles, disease of the week, timely updates and [...]
1,843 views | 1 commentJan 10th, 2013 | Filed under Case Study, Challenges, Events, Making Mobile Gov, Mobile Gov Products, Mobile Strategy -
Mobile Gov Resources for 2013!
With mobile use growing exponentially and federal agencies implementing customer-facing mobile services for the Digital Government Strategy, we decided to put together a Mobile Gov resource “cheat sheet” with concepts and information we think will be helpful for agencies implementing Mobile Gov in 2013. Here’s what Mobile Gov implementers need to know! APIs Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) [...]
2,333 views | Comments OffDec 21st, 2012 | Filed under Case Study, Gov News, Making Mobile Gov, Mobile Gov Products, Mobile Strategy, Research, ResourcesTags: AIDS.gov, APIs, apps, DHS, DOL, GSA, HHS, IRS, mobile first, mobile gov, mobile web, native apps, NIH, open content, TSA, USDA, web apps -
Government Apps for Thanksgiving!
Believe it or not, there are government apps ready to assist citizens during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend! Here are some common Turkey Day scenarios with the apps that can help. Thanksgiving Travel– If you are traveling by plane, you can check MyTSA developed by the Transportation Security Administration to find airport wait times, items you [...]
1,489 views | Comments OffNov 20th, 2012 | Filed under Gov News, Making Mobile Gov, Mobile Gov Products, Mobile Strategy, ResourcesTags: Ask Karen, BMI calculator, DHS, GSA, HHS, making mobile gov, myTSA, NIH, product recalls, saferbus, Transportation, TSA, USDA -
52 Weeks for Women’s Health App
The National Institutes of Health (NIH), Office of Research on Women’s Health (ORWH), has created the 52 Weeks for Women’s Health application as a guide for women interested in learning more about their health anytime and anywhere. The app, available on the Android and IOS platforms, lists 52 alphabetical health topics, one for each week [...]
1,264 views | 2 commentsSep 27th, 2012 | Filed under Case Study, Challenges, Events, Gov News, Making Mobile Gov, Mobile Strategy, Resources -
National Institute on Drug Abuse Mobile Website
To give their users anytime, anywhere access to information, the National Institute on Drug Abuse recently implemented a mobile website. The National Institute on Drug Abuse’s mobile Web site, m.drugabuse.gov, gives users quick and easy access to facts about illicit drugs, the science behind addiction, drug abuse research funding, and more. Mobile users benefit from easy-to-find [...]
1,436 views | 1 commentAug 30th, 2012 | Filed under Case Study, Gov News, Making Mobile Gov, Mobile Gov Products, Mobile Strategy, Resources -
MedlinePlus Mobile
In order to give people access to government health information anytime, anywhere on any device, the U.S. National Library of Medicine (NLM) of the National Institutes of Health created the MedlinePlus mobile website. MedlinePlus brings free information about diseases, conditions, and wellness issues in language people can understand. Acccording to NLM, the mobile website: allows [...]
1,119 views | 1 commentMay 10th, 2012 | Filed under Case Study, Gov News, Making Mobile Gov, Mobile Gov Products, Mobile Strategy, Resources, Uncategorized -
Mobile Gov Product Demos!
Yesterday at the FOSE conference, the Mobile Program Management Office, hosted a Mobile Apps Experience where 9 federal and one local agency gave live demos of their mobile products Steve Jobs style. Here are the 10 participating apps: NSF 360 for iPad SaferBus IRS2Go The Congressional Record NOAA Release Mako Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission MYDS Answers.ed.gov DocsTeach App [...]
1,448 views | 3 commentsApr 5th, 2012 | Filed under Case Study, Events, Gov News, Making Mobile Gov, Mobile Gov Products, Mobile Strategy, Research, ResourcesTags: apps, Department of Education, FOSE, GPO, HHS, IRS, mobile gov, mobile products, mobile websites, NARA, NIH -
BMI Calculator App
The National Institute of Health’s (NIH) BMI Calculator app allows users to check their Body Mass Index (BMI) by inputing their personal data such as weight and height to gain information related to their risk of disease. This app, which is available on the iPhone platform, allows users to quickly get their BMI index on their mobile device by simply [...]
2,151 views | 1 commentOct 13th, 2011 | Filed under Case Study, Gov News, Making Mobile Gov, Mobile Gov Products, Mobile Strategy