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Environmental and Sanitation Improvements with mHealth

The following grant was awarded by, is supported by, is administered by or is in partnership with the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Funding Fogarty Program

Mobile Health (mHealth)

Project Information in NIH RePORTER

Environmental and Sanitation Improvements with mHealth

Principal Institution

Georgia State University

Principal Investigator(s) (PI)

Stauber, Christine Elizabeth; Costa, Federico

Project Contact Information

Email: cstauber@gsu.edu

Year(s) Awarded

2023–2028

Project Description

The economic, environmental and health infrastructure in cities is not equally distributed nor sufficient to serve the growing global urban population. Poor urban sanitation is responsible for disproportionate health impacts especially in underserved communities. Mobile health (mHealth) has tremendous potential to engage and include underserved populations to increase access to inclusive sanitation solutions resulting in positive impacts on health and well-being.

The primary purpose of this project is to develop and evaluate a mobile health technology program to enhance urban sanitation interventions in densely populated and marginalized urban communities to increase connections and engagement with sanitation interventions, and result in reduced environmental contamination. Through formative research, a pilot feasibility investigation, and a validation study, we will determine the ability of the mHealth program to enhance urban sanitation interventions.

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