This is an overview of MyHealthFinder.org a mobile website (also available as iOS and Android apps). A trusted community-enabled tool for locating and rating community health resources

1. MyHealthFinder.org
TX A&M School of Public Health
C-Change

2. Problem Statement
— Increasing numbers of Americans with cancer or at
risk of cancer
— Gaps in information for both providers and
survivors for community resources and services
that impact health
— One step is to give patients a cancer survivorship
plan—the important next step is to identify
resources a patient can access

3. State of mHealth
— With approximately 2 Billion users worldwide,
smartphones are the most rapidly adopted
technology in the history of man
— Digital health funding in the first three quarters of
2014 surpassed $5 billion, close to double what
was invested in all of 2013 ($2.8 billion)
*Dr. Eric Topol. The Patient Will See You Now,(2015)

4. Creating MyHealthFinder
— First Generation: NaviCanPlan-map based locator
— In collaboration with Life Beyond Cancer Foundation
— Formative research with ~ 30 cancer providers
(physicans, nurses & navigators and ~25 survivors)
— Second Generation: MyHealthFinder.org
— In collaboration with Life Beyond Cancer Foundation and
Texas A&M
— Formative research with approximately 20
Montgomery County United Way, Clinicians, Hospital
Administrators, Community Health Workers

5. MyHealthFinder

6. Examples of Theory-Based Health Behavior Change
Techniques used in mHealth
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Behavior Change Technique Definition/Example
Personalization Create individualized
communication; logging in for
ratings
Tailoring- macro level Specific to individual needs or
requirements
Health Behavior Linkage Links individual behavior and health
outcomes
Intention Formation Encourage action or decide on goal
Feedback on Performance Scores, Games, Ratings
Social Influence/Peer (passive or
active )
Facilitate users/CHW access to
information
Source: Vollmer Dahlke, D, et al (2015) Apps Seeking Theories: Results of a Study on the Use of Human Behavior Change
Theories in Cancer Survivorship Mobile Apps. JMIR mHealth and uHealth:

7. MyHealthFinder
Usability Testing
Conducted under an IRB-approved protocol
Observer training and script developed in collaboration with Dr.
Camille Peres, PhD- Human Computer Interface and Usability
expert
An hour long usability test explored navigating the website and
performing set tasks (n=12 testers).
Each task was timed and observed by a tester and also recorded
using Camtasia software.
Users were asked to “think aloud” during their navigation of the
tool.
Results: Changes in mobile web interface and initial map view

8. Search by Category

9. Resource Category Examples

10. Category Selection by
Location and Radius

11. Mississippi Gulf Coast: Search
by Location & Radius

12. User Ratings & Directions

13. Directions From Google
Maps

14. Gulf Coast Farmers’ Markets

15. Resource Listing:
Farmers’ Markets

16. Adding New Resources &
Keeping Them Updated

17. Summary
Need for mHealth applications to be health behavior and
health communications theory-based.
Input from stakeholders is critical to formative mobile
application design
Usability and accessibility testing allow for greater
refinement and alignment with user needs
Cultural and geographic tailoring (images, categories,
language) needed for community engagement
Community needs to take ownership and keep populated
and up to date

18. Next Steps and
Feedback
§ Potential for MyHealthFinder.org to support C-
Change project in Mississippi Gulf Coast Cancer
Network – examples of partnerships and resources
to deploy and extend into community
§ Need for training with community stakeholders,
health coaches and community health workers and
health care professionals
§ Perceived facilitators and barriers?
§ Strategies for populating quickly and keeping up to
date?