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May 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Despite decades of public health outreach and education, more than 500,000 babies are born prematurely and an estimated 28,000 children die before their first birthday each year in the U.S. Many factors cause these negative outcomes, including health care access, poverty, and negative health behaviors, but research supports that increasing knowledge around health can help people stay healthier. To help more pregnant women and new moms get information about caring for their health and giving their babies the best possible start in life, the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition (HMHB) launched text4baby, the first free health text messaging service in the U.S.Text4baby supports moms by providing accurate, text-length health information and resources in a format that is … [Continue reading...]

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Text4baby

March 19, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Arizabeth, Ebony, and Ivory speak about the benefits of text4baby. Text4baby.org About:  Text4baby Despite decades of public health outreach and education, more than 500,000 babies are born prematurely and an estimated 28,000 children die before their first birthday each year in the U.S. Many factors cause these negative outcomes, including health care access, poverty, and negative health behaviors, but research supports that increasing knowledge around health can help people stay healthier. To help more pregnant women and new moms get information about caring for their health and giving their babies the best possible start in life, the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition (HMHB) launched text4baby, the first free health text messaging service in the U.S.Text4baby … [Continue reading...]

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Dr.J. N. Olayiwola, MD

March 18, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Dr. J. N. Olayiwola, MD speaks about the need for text4baby.org.  Dr. Olayiwola oversees the Community Health Centers in Connecticut.    About Community Health Center, Inc.   Since 1972, Community Health Center, Inc. has been one of the leading healthcare providers in the state of Connecticut, building a world-class primary health care system committed to caring for uninsured and underserved populations. CHC is focused on improving health outcomes for its more than 130,000 patients, as well as building healthy communities. Currently, CHC delivers service in 201 locations statewide, offering primary care in medicine, dentistry and behavioral health services. For more information, visit www.chc1.com.   Dr. J. Nwando Olayiwola, MD, MPH, FAAFP Biography   Dr. J. … [Continue reading...]

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Paul Meyer

March 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment

FIRST FREE NATIONWIDE MOBILE HEALTH INFORMATION SERVICE DEVELOPED BY VOXIVA NOW AVAILABLE TO PROMOTE MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH A New Model for Technology-Enabled Patient Engagement, Disease Management & Wellness WASHINGTON, D.C., February 4th, 2010 Voxiva, a global leader in mobile health information services, today announced the launch of text4baby, the first free mobile health service in the United States. The service, which is designed to improve maternal and child health by sending timely and relevant health information directly to mothers' personal mobile phones, is built on Voxiva's interactive mobile health platform which is used around the world to engage and support people in managing their health conditions and live healthier lives. The text4baby program was developed … [Continue reading...]

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Judy Meehan

March 14, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Judy Meehan is the Chief Executive Officer of the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition. Judy has had over 20 years of experience in the health care arena, including a background in the private sector as well as nonprofit management. Judy’s leadership at the National Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition has resulted in numerous new programs and campaigns which have shared messages about such topics as immunization, nutrition, prematurity and oral health. Most recently, she has helped to orchestrate an unprecedented public-private partnership with the development, promotion and implementation of the text4baby program. This award-winning initiative involving stakeholders from the White House to community health workers has energized the field with a renewed commitment to … [Continue reading...]

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Sarah Colamarino, Vice President, Corporate Communication, Johnson & Johnson Speaks About Text4Baby

March 12, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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  Sarah L. Colamarino, Vice President, Corporate Communication,  Johnson & Johnson speaks about corporate social responsibility and their text4baby outreach  Sarah has been with Johnson & Johnson for over 20 years in a variety of communications capacities.  She is currently Vice President of Corporate Communication, with responsibility for equity communication and strategic publications.  This includes major communication events such as the Annual Report, Annual Meeting of Shareholders and on-line activities impacting company reputation, as well as key initiatives such as Safe Kids Worldwide, Text4Baby and philanthropic communications. Sarah most recently was Vice President, Worldwide Communications, for the DePuy Franchise, including DePuy Orthopaedics, DePuy Spine, … [Continue reading...]

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