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 [...]

Is mobile changing us? The rapid adoption of cell phones and, especially, the spread of internet-connected smartphones are changing people’s communications with others and their relationships with information. Users’ ability to access data immediately through apps and web browsers and through contact with their social networks is creating a new culture of real-time information seekers [...]

My Dietary Supplements is a web-based mobile application that enables consumers to keep track of dietary supplements and other products they use and access them anywhere via any device. The mobile product was developed by the National Institutes of Health Office of Dietary Supplements. MyDS is accessible through web browsers and it is device agnostic–working on all [...]

Bring one, bring all! Bring a colleague to our “Bring a Friend” Wikithon next week on Tues., Jan 31, 2010. We will be holding this wikithon in two locations–D.C. and Maryland!  Wikithons are gatherings of Mobile Gov professionals  to create and develop content for the Mobile Gov Wiki. All attendees who bring friends will receive [...]

Believe or not, there are government apps to assist citizens during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend! Here are some common turkey day scenarios with the apps that can help. Thanksgiving Feast Shopping–Those looking to make the safest yet most delicious Thanksgiving dinner should check out Ask Karen. Developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection [...]

Another great mobile study from the Pew Internet & American Life Project focusing on apps.  For today’s Trends post, we are looking at what types of apps people download. Apps serve many functions, from communication to information gathering, productivity and entertainment. The current survey asked app downloaders if they had ever downloaded apps for any [...]

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration‘s new mobile product, the OSHA Heat Safety Tool,  allows workers and supervisors to calculate the heat index for their worksite, and, based on the heat index, display a risk level to outdoor workers. The app, which is available on Andriod devices, pulls data from the National Weather Service for it’s [...]

With your help, we’ve discovered the case for Mobile Gov and discussed ten challenges to agencies trying to use mobile technologies to achieve their missions and better serve the American public. Our next step is to gather the smart minds of people in government, industry, nonprofits, academia and the general public to Design Mobile Gov. What Tell us! [...]