National Health Interactive Technology Network Program (HITnet) promotes health and wellbeing by creating and sharing new media information to empower individuals, and families in disadvantaged communities across Australia. Incubated in a UQ research department, business is under development to transition into an independent social enterprise.
HITnet helps clients communicate with hard to reach communities by producing interactive, culturally appropriate learning content for low literacy audiences - with support of technology such as touch screen kiosks, mobile phones, tablets and web applications.
HITnet hosts a national digital network, transmitting customised, reliable information out to hard-to-reach populations via kiosks, Web 2.0 and in the near future, applications for mobile devices.
The national network of kiosks is rapidly expanding with the kiosks housed in health centres, prisons, youth drop-in centres, schools and community centres. Kiosks are networked via broadband to HITnet's dedicated server enabling remote deployment of content, collection of usage data and monitoring of kiosk functionality.
The HITnet network can be used by government agencies and companies to narrowcast information specifically to hard-to-reach communities.
