“Biology Professor in Residence at SF State’s HEI, Katherine Kim, and Assistant Professor of Communication Studies Christina Sabee are co-investigators on a two-year study to test the use of smartphones to manage the food choices and physical activity of 100 overweight teens from low-income neighborhoods in San Francisco. The study, funded with $480,000 from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Project HealthDesign, will focus on youth who are at risk of depression and are being treated for weight issues at a San Francisco clinic.
The study was developed by Kim and colleagues at San Francisco General Hospital’s Family Health Clinic. Kim will oversee development of the system and analyze the usefulness of technology to improve health. Sabee, whose research focuses on uses of the Internet, will study the way the process impacts patient and provider communication.”
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PhysOrg, 4 March 2010
