Question

Based on the population of Smokers (substance abuse)

Develop a hypothetical healthcare program that incorporates "Mobile Health" (mHealth) and determine the main goal of the program

-Focus the program on digital patient engagement technologies that place the patient at the center of the program.

-Discuss the population's needs

-How the program meets those needs

-The planned outcomes of the program

-What the digital strategy does specifically to engage the patient for positive outcomes.

Answer 1

Answer: Smoking is one of the world's greatest problem at present era. It not only damages the lungs of the smoker but also make him more prone to many other diseases. Lung cancer and throat cancer are common for the chain smokers. Passive smoking makes other people also at higher risk of diseases.

The mobile health program consists for the patient who smokes and the main goal is to make them aware of the diseases and harm they are doing to themselves and to the environment. As a high increase in the temperature of the environment as well as pollution, smoking contributes about 20% of the pollution. The plan of this program is to meet the needs of the people as well as to make smokers to quit smoking or decrease it. Awareness program held and demerits of the smoking explained to smokers whereas an introduction of healthy lifestyle makes them to be more conscious about the health.