contact: amy@eelyma.me

EVENT: healthfinder.gov Mobile App Challenge (Mar 2013)

PLATFORM: Mobile Web App

SITE: http://preventify.me

I participated in a Health2.0 sponsored mobile app challenge hosted by healthfinder.gov to design and build an application that delivers the healthfinder.gov resources to people in a compelling format. Our solution is Preventify.me, a mobile web app that personalizes prevention activities to educate, motivate, and inspire users to take charge of their health.

Preventify.me was awarded as a top 3 finalists in the challenge.

I worked with a small team of physicians, developers, and designers. I was involved in designing the UI and interaction, and translating design intent to support development.

Role

Research

Description

Add Prevention

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The Sandwich Generation

We identified our target audience for this app to be the Sandwich Generation.

More than 25% of Americans (age 45 - 55) are simultaneously involved in child and elder care.

The typical caregiver is in her mid-forties, married & employed.

While traditionally this responsibility has fallen on women, more and more men find themselves in a care giving role and squeezed in between the generations.

She must plan and schedule health activities for herself & others

She has little time and needs quick access to reliable information that is ready to be shared with the ones she loves

She must understand the changing needs of children & parents

She must be on top of current recommendations

She must remind her loved ones about prevention activities

Preventify.me helps caregivers care for loved ones through an easy to use and easily accessible mobile web app.

Design

Tailored Recommendations

Learn about recommended preventions for each member of the family based on age and gender through expert information from healthfinder.gov

Manage It All

Create simple to-do lists to manage the whole family. Organize and keep track of health promotion plans for the while family.

Communicate & Share

Text reminders and cues action to friends and family. Set appointment reminders and opt in to receive a variety of expert curated health pervention tips.

Homepage

SMS Reminders & Tips

Health Literacy Applied

Preventify.me applies concepts from health behavior theories and rests on literacy principles

The Health Belief Model highlights the importance of external influences that promote action and behavior change; including information and reminders provided by people we care about and respect. Preventify.me lets you generate cues to action for you and your family.

Has long been associated with improved health outcomes. Preventify.me empowers people to provide social support for ones they love near and far.

The delivery of advice, suggestions and information can be used to address problems or inform behavior change. Preventify.me provides curated and actionable information from trusted resources.

Cues to Action

Social Support

Informational Support

Guides user to resources that are committed to delivering messages that are readily understood. Avoids verbose, complex sentences and medical jargon.

Hunderds of text messages developed by two nationally recognized experts in health literacy.*

Plain Language

Points to diagrammatic explinations where appropriate. Avoids verbose, complex sentences and medical jargon.

Detailed Resources

*Ian Bennett MD PhD and Rosemary Frasso PhD

SMS Reminders & Tips

Resources

Enabling Better Care

Preventify.me features make it easier to care

Showcase expertly curated educational information from healthfinder.gov

Activate Healthfinder Info

Manage text based reminders for members of your family

Set Reminders For Others

Provide a place for users to mark preventions as completed and record any test results for future reference

Record Test Results

Functionality to export health activity records as well as pushing calendar links into the users native calendar

Export to Calendar or PDF