Table 1 Full-length original message components and sample converted SMS messages
From: How 2 txt: an exploration of crafting public health messages in SMS
Local Health Jurisdiction | State Health Department | CDC | |
|---|---|---|---|
Norovirus-like Illness | RMSF advisory | Monkeypox advisory | |
Message components in full-length message a | |||
Topic | x | x | x |
Recommend | x | x | x |
Location | x | x | x |
Signs/Sx | x | x | x |
Population | x | x | x |
Link | x | x | x |
Contact | x | ||
Report | x | x | |
Background | x | x | |
Source | x | x | x |
Sample SMS conversions | |||
Norovirus like illness george county. Educate pts on enteric disease. Notify institutional illness to 555-555-5555. Info athttp://www.cdc.gov/norovirus/ | Consider RMSF in people with abrupt onset headache, fever, rash. Do not delay treatment while waiting for serology (IgG) results. Report cases to public health. | MONKEYPOX OUTBREAK ALERT. CDC identified shipment of infected African rodents April 9th. Refer tohttp://ww.cdc.gov/ncidod/monkeypox/quarantineremoval.htm | |
POSSIBLE NOROVIRUS IN GEORGE COUNTY. Symptoms: N/V/D; HA; lasting 24–48 hrs. Wash hands, avoid contact with infected food. Report cases to PH Dept. | 1-28-11 Infected ticks transmit R. rickettsii may lead to RMSF. Diagnose sx (fever and HA), treat empirically, confirm serology, report to PHhttp://www.cdc.gov/rmsf | Monkeypox outbreak identified in imported rodents. Human cases confirmed. For complete data and quarantine information, seehttp://www.cdc.gov/incidod/monkeypox/ | |