Text4Health is a mobile health research program directed by Dr. Melissa Stockwell from the Division of Child and Adolescent Health in the Department of Pediatrics at Columbia University Physicians and Surgeons, Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health at the Mailman School of Public Health, and New York-Presbyterian Hospital. The goal of this program is to improve immunization rates for underserved, low-income populations using text messaging.

Research Studies:

For more information regarding a particular study, please click on the link below:

1. FluText : Influenza vaccine text message reminders for children, adolescents and pregnant women

2. Text4Kids : Vaccine reminder re-call and appointment reminders

3. Text4Health : Adolescent vaccine reminder-recalls

4. FeverText: Use of text messaging for vaccine adverse event reporting (link under construction)

5. FluNet : Vaccine safety and reporting study

(Si usted está interesado/a en el Estudio FluNet sobre la Seguridad y Reportes de las Vacunas, por favor haga clic aquí)

Publications:

1. Effect of a text messaging intervention on influenza vaccination in an urban, low-income pediatric and adolescent population: a randomized controlled trial. Stockwell MS, Kharbanda EO, Martinez RA, Vargas CY, Vawdrey DK, Camargo S. JAMA. 2012 Apr 25;307(16):1702-8.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22535855

2. Text4Health: Impact of Text Message Reminder-Recalls for Pediatric and Adolescent Immunizations. Stockwell MS, Kharbanda EO, Martinez RA, Lara M, Vawdrey D, Natarajan K, Rickert VI.Am J Public Health. 2012 Feb;102(2):e15-e21
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22390457

3. Text message reminders to promote human papillomavirus vaccination. Kharbanda EO, Stockwell MS, Fox HW, Andres R, Lara M, Rickert VI. Vaccine. 2011 Mar 21;29(14):2537-41
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21300094

4. Exploring pregnant women's views on influenza vaccination and educational text messages. Kharbanda EO, Vargas CY, Castaño PM, Lara M, Andres R, Stockwell MS. Prev Med. 2011 Jan;52(1):75-7
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21047526

5. Text4Health: a qualitative evaluation of parental readiness for text message immunization reminders. Kharbanda EO, Stockwell MS, Fox HW, Rickert VI. Am J Public Health. 2009 Dec;99(12):2176-8
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19833982

Columbia University Research Studies funded by:
Health Resources and Services Administration; Maternal and Child Research Program: R40MC17169, R40MC08961 Centers for Disease for Control and Prevention: 1U01IP000313 and subcontract