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Public HealthTyler Wray is an Assistant Professor of Behavioral and Social Sciences at the Brown University School of Public Health, where he researches ways technology can be used to improve HIV and STI prevention and care. He is the co-founder of SmashLabs, a research group at Brown that develops and tests mobile health technologies. Wray received his Ph.D. in 2013 from the University of South Dakota.
By Tyler Wray, Brown University
In a fast-evolving fight against HIV, public-health workers have a powerful new ally: Most Americans at risk of contracting the virus carry powerful smartphones that they check again and again over the course of the day.
In recent years, we’ve seen revolutionary advances in HIV prevention that could help us achieve a sustained decline in new infections and envision an end of the epidemic. Smartphones can help us make the most of those advances.
Read the full article online at The Boston Globe.
This article was produced by Footnote in partnership with the Brown University School of Public Health.
By Andy Ryan and Roslyn Murray of Brown University
Smartphones and other “mobile health” technologies are transforming the fight against HIV by providing an unprecedented opportunity to connect with at-risk individuals.
By Chris Whaley & Yashaswini Singh of Brown University
Smartphones and other “mobile health” technologies are transforming the fight against HIV by providing an unprecedented opportunity to connect with at-risk individuals.
By Stephen Lind, University of Southern California
Smartphones and other “mobile health” technologies are transforming the fight against HIV by providing an unprecedented opportunity to connect with at-risk individuals.
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