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dc.contributor.authorWhite, B.
dc.contributor.authorWhite, J.
dc.contributor.authorGiglia, Roslyn
dc.contributor.authorTawia, S.
dc.date.accessioned2017-01-30T12:13:33Z
dc.date.available2017-01-30T12:13:33Z
dc.date.created2016-08-25T19:30:15Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.identifier.citationWhite, B. and White, J. and Giglia, R. and Tawia, S. 2016. Feed Safe: A multidisciplinary partnership approach results in a successful mobile application for breastfeeding mothers. Health Promotion Journal of Australia. 27 (2): pp. 111-117.
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/19369
dc.identifier.doi10.1071/HE15114
dc.description.abstract

Issue addressed: Mobile applications are increasingly being used in health promotion initiatives. Although there is evidence that developing these mobile health applications in multidisciplinary teams is good practice, there is a gap in the literature with respect to evaluation of the process of this partnership model and how best to disseminate the application into the community. The aim of this paper is twofold, to describe the partnership model in which the Feed Safe application was developed and to investigate what worked in terms of dissemination. Methods: The process of working in partnership was measured using the VicHealth partnership analysis tool for health promotion. The dissemination strategy and reach of the application was measured using both automated analytics data and estimates of community-initiated promotion. Results: The combined average score from the partnership analysis tool was 138 out of a possible 175. A multipronged dissemination strategy led to good uptake of the application among Australian women. Conclusions: Multidisciplinary partnership models are important in the development of health promotion mobile applications. Recognising and utilising the skills of each partner organisation can help expand the reach of mobile health applications into the Australian population and aid in good uptake of health promotion resources. So what? Developing mobile applications in multidisciplinary partnerships is good practice and can lead to wide community uptake of the health promotion resource.

dc.publisherAustralian Health Promotion Association
dc.titleFeed Safe: A multidisciplinary partnership approach results in a successful mobile application for breastfeeding mothers
dc.typeJournal Article
dcterms.source.volume27
dcterms.source.number2
dcterms.source.startPage111
dcterms.source.endPage117
dcterms.source.issn1036-1073
dcterms.source.titleHealth Promotion Journal of Australia
curtin.departmentSchool of Public Health
curtin.accessStatusOpen access via publisher


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