Cultivating Connections: Leveraging Mobile Health to Enhance Online Health Community Engagement

Document Type : Letter to the editor

Authors

1 Department of Community Based Education of Health Sciences, School of Medical Education and Learning Technologies, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;

2 Department of Public Health, Centre for Global Health, Aarhus University, Aarhus, Denmark;

3 Department of Medical Education, School of Medical Education and Learning Technologies, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

Effective community engagement is essential for high-quality healthcare delivery. It helps providers
understand and serve the unique needs of diverse populations.

Highlights

Peigham Heidarpoor (Google Scholar) (PubMed)

Masomeh Kalantarion (Google Scholar) (PubMed)

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International Journal of Community Based Nursing & Midwifery
Volume 13, Issue 2
April 2025
Pages 164-166

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