Ronald E. LaPorte, Ph.D.Jim Peake, M.D.Richard Carmona, M.D.Ronald Poropatich, M.D.Francois Sauer, M.D.Faina Linkov, Ph.D

Richard Carmona, M.D.Former US Surgeon General

Jim Peake, M.D.Former Surgeon General ArmyFormer President of Project HopeFormer Director VA

Supercourse• 50,000 member Network, 174 countries• 5140 PowerPoint lectures on Global health and prevention• 77 lectures from Nobel Prize winners, 300 from IOM/NAS• Produced a 10 fold increase in Global health training• H1N1 lecture taught 50 million• Just in time lectures• 31 different languages, 400 lectures in Russian, 300 in Chinese, etc.•Mobile Global Health

mVET

Definition: The application of Mobile Technology to reduce mortality in Homeless Vets

• Frequency of Veterans in US = 9%

• Frequency of Veterans in Homeless = 20%

Life Expectancy United States

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Pittsburgh, 2012Life Expectancy = 78

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Life Expectancy = 48 years

Homeless 2012

Life Expectancy = 45 years

mVET Mission

• To Reduce homeless VA mortality by 50%

Universal Mobile Access for Home Vets

Give every homeless vet a cell phone

mVET• Provide free cell phone to all

homeless vets • Use existing call centers from the VA• Develop life line apps• 911 for emergencies and location

70,000 Homeless Vets

+ 250 Minutesper Month