Method and apparatus for tracking and disseminating health information via mobile channels

摘要

An approach is provided for tracking and disseminating health information. Health information corresponding to a geographic location is caused, at least in part, to be received. Location information associated with a user equipment configured to receive a message specifying content is determined. Whether the location information is encompassed by the geographic location is determined. The message is modified to present a health alert indicator by appending supplemental content to the message or by amending the content. Initiation of delivery of the modified message to the user equipment when the user equipment is in or within a predetermined range of the geographic location is caused, at least in part.

主权项

1. A method comprising facilitating a processing of and/or processing (1) data and/or (2) information and/or (3) at least one signal, the method comprising:
at least one determination to collect health information from the one or more collecting user equipment; receipt of the health information corresponding to a receiving geographic location; at least one determination to map one or more identifiers, associated with the one or more collecting user equipment, to respective collecting geographic locations; analyzing the health information with respect to the respective collecting geographic locations; issuing a health alert indicator based on the analysis to one or more receiving user equipment when the respective receiving user equipment is determined to be within a predetermined range of the respective collecting geographic locations; at least one determination of location information associated with the receiving user equipment configured to receive a message specifying content; at least one determination of whether the location information is encompassed by the receiving geographic location; at least one determination of the message to present the health alert indicator for the receiving geographic location by appending supplemental content to the message or by amending the content; an initiation of delivery of the modified message to the receiving user equipment when the receiving user equipment is in or within the predetermined range of the collecting geographic locations; at least one determination to designate the one or more collecting user equipment to a plurality of geographic locations; and wherein the identifiers are telephone numbers of one or more mobile devices and the respective collecting geographic locations are independent of area code information of the telephone numbers.