{"id":55,"date":"2009-10-13T16:00:39","date_gmt":"2009-10-13T23:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mosio.com\/mobileanswers\/?p=55"},"modified":"2019-03-19T09:01:53","modified_gmt":"2019-03-19T16:01:53","slug":"sex-and-health-education-via-mobile-text-messaging-on-the-cell-phone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mosio.com\/mobileanswers\/sex-and-health-education-via-mobile-text-messaging-on-the-cell-phone\/","title":{"rendered":"Sex and Health Education for Teens and Young Adults via Mobile Text Messaging &#8211; Private, Personal, Anonymous and Effective"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mosio.com\/biz\/solutions\/education\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-54\" title=\"Mosio: Text Messaging for Health Education Services\" src=\"http:\/\/www.mosio.com\/mobileanswers\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/09\/Mosio_HealthEdu_Logo.jpg\" alt=\"Mosio: Text Messaging for Health Education Services\" width=\"144\" height=\"251\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.mosio.com\/biz\/solutions\/health\">Mosio&#8217;s Mobile Text Messaging Solutions for Health Services<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>There are a number of reasons health centers on campus and in the community are looking into new methods of communicating with Gen-Y, and it makes sense. In order to stay current and connected with teens and young adults, it is imperative to explore the technologies they are using the most. <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mobile text messaging is one of the best communication tools an organization can use today. Numbers tell the story:<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>4.1 billion text messages are sent each day in the U.S. (CTIA Wireless)<\/li>\n<li>Americans overall send and receive twice as many text messages as phone calls per month. (Nielsen Mobile)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>U.S. Teens (ages 13-17) sent and received an average of 1,742 text messages per month in Q2 2008. (Nielsen Mobile)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>Text messaging has overtaken email and instant messaging as the main form of communication for college students. (Technology Marketing Corporation)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Text messaging isn&#8217;t a fad and it isn&#8217;t a new social networking site that will be outdated for a new one in a matter of years. It&#8217;s not just growing by leaps and bounds. Texting has quickly become the preferred method of communication for the average American.<\/p>\n<p>160 characters may not seem like enough to convey a question, answer or thought, but the nature of text messaging is quick and to-the-point interactions. In addition, there are new technologies enabling web-to-phone text messaging and conversation &#8220;threading&#8221;, so a person using a computer online can receive and respond to another person who is sending messages from his\/her phone.<\/p>\n<p>Organizations that are adopting these new &#8220;textnologies&#8221; are seeing a quick return on their investment simply by being able to reach more students, patients, guests, customers and young adults.<\/p>\n<h3>9 Reasons to use Mobile Text Messaging for Sex and Health Education for Teens and Young Adults<\/h3>\n<p>1. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s everywhere they are. Phones are in their pockets and in their purses, everywhere they go. Text messaging offers a quick, discrete method of communication whenever and wherever advice is needed.<\/p>\n<p>2. Text messaging technologies exist that provide anonymous interactions, allowing conversations to be private and confidential.<\/p>\n<p>3. It is difficult to get over the hurdle of calling or coming in face-to-face for advice or help. Starting the conversation via text messaging can lead to more personal interactions (phone or appointment) once a level of comfort has been reached.<\/p>\n<p>4. 80% of 18-34 year olds report cell phone as \u00e2\u20ac\u0153lifeline\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in a recent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cellphonedigest.net\/news\/2009\/08\/sprint_survey_80_of_1834_yearo.php\">survey conducted by Sprint<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>5. &#8220;Sexting&#8221; is a real problem. Utilizing the same medium to educate students can make a positive impact on negative behavior. They are obviously communicating about sex with their peers through text messaging &amp; mobile photos, so this channel is open for healthier conversations.<\/p>\n<p>6. 71% of teens and 90% of college students own a cell phone (Pew Internet and Student Monitor, respectively).\u00c2\u00a0 Not all own computers or have the privacy at home to be able to consult health professionals and sex education specialists.<\/p>\n<p>7. Young people already understand texting can be used beyond peer-to-peer interactions. American Idol and youth-targeted marketing campaigns have done this for years, so there is no obstacle or major challenge for them to understand how a text messaging service works.<\/p>\n<p>8. Quick, immediate, real-time availability by health services\/information specialists can help prevent delayed, long-term issues.<\/p>\n<p>9. It is a lot easier than you may think to implement a text message service and information helpline to reach more teens and young adults.<\/p>\n<p>Need more information on how you can get started? Visit <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mosio.com\/biz\/solutions\/health\">Mosio&#8217;s Mobile Text Messaging Solutions for Health Services<\/a> page or contact us for a free live demo.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Case Study: Scarleteen<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"__ss_4456927\" style=\"width: 425px;\"><strong style=\"display: block; margin: 12px 0 4px;\"><a title=\"Mosio | Text Messaging for Help Lines | Hotlines | Crisis Centers | Two-Way Business Text Messaging Software - A Case Study\" href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/MosioMobile\/mosio-text-messaging\">Mosio | Text Messaging for Help Lines | Hotlines | Crisis Centers | Two-Way Business Text Messaging Software &#8211; A Case Study<\/a><\/strong><object id=\"__sse4456927\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/static.slidesharecdn.com\/swf\/ssplayer2.swf?doc=mosiocasestudyscarleteen-100609172013-phpapp02&amp;stripped_title=mosio-text-messaging\" \/><param name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowScriptAccess\" value=\"always\" \/><embed name=\"__sse4456927\" src=\"http:\/\/static.slidesharecdn.com\/swf\/ssplayer2.swf?doc=mosiocasestudyscarleteen-100609172013-phpapp02&amp;stripped_title=mosio-text-messaging\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" width=\"425\" height=\"355\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<div style=\"padding: 5px 0 12px;\">View more <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/\">presentations<\/a> from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.slideshare.net\/MosioMobile\">Mosio<\/a>.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Mosio&#8217;s Mobile Text Messaging Solutions for Health Services There are a number of reasons health centers on campus and in the community are looking into new methods of communicating with&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[14,35,12,32,31,30,34,33],"tags":[39,37,43,40,41,91,36,47,89,42,44,45,990,18,92,38,90],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.2.1 - 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