title: Integrating mHealth and Systems Science: A Combination Approach to Prevent and Treat Chronic Health Conditions.
abstract: Chronic health conditions are a growing global health concern and account for over half of all deaths worldwide. Finding ways to decrease the burden of and resources allotted to chronic health conditions is of primary importance. Recent advances in technology and insights into modeling techniques offer promising approaches, which if combined, represent a novel direction that would further advance the prevention and treatment of chronic health conditions.
authors.affiliation: Division of General Academic Pediatrics, Department of Pediatrics, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States. noreskovic@mgh.harvard.edu.
authors.forename: Nicolas Michel
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8702-8636
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Oreskovic
authors.forename: Terry T
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5544-5187
authors.initials: TT
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Jon
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2339-7130
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Moon
keywords: chronic health conditions; mHealth; obesity; physical activity; systems science