[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention] Health Communication Science Digest -- January 2015 02/04/2015 Dear colleagues, The January issue of Health Communication Science Digest (HCSD or Digest) is now available at http://www.cdc.gov/healthcommunication/ScienceDigest/index.html In the Digest this month several authors report on crisis and risk communication (Austin, et al.; Paul, et al.; Sutton, et al.; van der Meer, et al.). Health communication campaigns and/or interventions are the focus of many writers (Fallin, et al.; Harrington, et al.; James, et al.; Kim, et al.; Lu, et al.; Soetens, et al.; Stice, et al.). Health message design factors are studied and discussed by numerous researchers (Cohen, et al.; Frank, et al.; James, et al.; Hether; Kamal, et al.; Nabi; Okeefe; Savage, et al.; Willis; Ybara, et al.; Yzer, et al.). And, perspectives on health communication research and evaluation (Hesse, et al.; Kreps; Neuhauser & Kreps) and health literacy (Pleasant) are also detailed. Please remember that you can access all issues of the “Health Communication Science Digest” series online via the searchable Health Communication Science Digest Archive<http://www.cdc.gov/healthcommunication/pdf/sciencedigest/hcsd-earchive.pdf>. We hope that you find the Health Communication Science Digest useful and invite you to provide us with feedback for improvement. Please send us articles that you would like to share with others—articles you or your colleagues have published or found useful. Please send your comments and questions to [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. Dođan Erođlu Associate Director for Communication Science Office of the Associate Director for Communication Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA New NCHS Mobile App Provides Health Statistics on the Go 02/04/2015 [FastStats iPad App screenshot] Responding to the needs of an increasingly mobile public health community, The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) has launched its first-ever mobile app, FastStats, that provides on-the-go access to current statistics on topics of public health importance. FastStats for iOS puts access to topic-specific NCHS content at the fingertips of health care providers and clinicians. Topics include diseases and conditions, injuries, life stages and populations, health care and insurance, and birth and mortality data for each U.S. state and territory. Content is updated automatically when the device is connected to the internet, giving the user the most up-to-date health statistics available. FastStats incorporates the latest innovations in mobile app development. It is optimized to give users the ability to personalize their mobile experience, including highlighting, annotations, and bookmarks. Users can also share their data discoveries with colleagues through social media such as Facebook and Twitter. FastStats is the first mobile application to be released by NCHS. It is currently available from Apple's App Store for iOS 6.0 and later. An Android version is currently in development. [download on apple app store]<https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cdc-faststats/id958607636> The CDC has reached 1 million | Learn about CDC Updates<http://www.cdc.gov/emailupdates/index.html> Questions or problems? Please contact [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>. [CDC 24/7 - Saving Lives, Protecting People, Saving Money. CDC.gov/24-7]<http://www.cdc.gov/24-7/?s_cid=24-7_010> [Dept of Health and Human Services Logo] <http://www.hhs.gov/> [Learn Vital Information about Secondhand Smoke] <http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/tobacco?s_cid=bb-vitalsigns-233> [CDC on Facebook] <http://www.facebook.com/CDC> [CDC on Twitter] <https://twitter.com/DrFriedenCDC> [CDC YouTube Channel] <http://www.youtube.com/CDCstreamingHealth/> ________________________________ for Disease Control and Prevention • 1600 Clifton Rd • Atlanta, GA 30333 • 1-800-CDC-INFO (800-232-4636) [Powered by GovDelivery] <http://www.govdelivery.com/portals/powered-by>