In 2008, the Stanford Persuasive Tech Lab hosted “Texting 4 Health,” the premiere conference on how mobile text messaging can promote better health. This topic matters because texting is still the only viable interactive channel for reaching people on a mass scale around the world.

We created a book from the Stanford event, bringing together the best content in 15 easy-to-ready chapters. This book showcases applications, ideas, insights on using mobile text messaging to improve personal and public health.

The book is now available via Amazon.

Below is a list of some of the speakers, advisors, and authors associated with Texting 4 Health:

- Richard Adler, Institute for the Future
- Ken Banks, Director of kiwanja.net
- Kathleen Carey, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- BJ Fogg, Director, Persuasive Tech Lab @ Stanford University
- Anne Friedlander, Stanford Center on Longevity
- Eric Holmen, President, SmartReply
- Deb Levine, Internet Sexuality Information Services
- Rachel Maguire, Institute for the Future
- Janice Nall, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Kevin Patrick, Pace Project & UCSD
- Nick Sabadosh, Northrop Grumman
- Vic Strecher, University of Michigan
- Adam Tolnay, Persuasive Tech Lab @ Stanford University

Event sponsors included:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Stanford Center for Longevity
Institute for the Future
American Heart Association
SmartReply