Demo of http://preventify.me/

1. PREVENTIFY.ME
Track health tasks through mobile web and SMS
Team Big Yellow Star
Damien Leri, MS.Ed and candidate for MPH
Ian Bennett, MD PhD
Victoria Leri, BSN RN
For Health 2.0 and ODPHP. February 1, 2013

2. The Strategy
In the US chronic disease accounts for 70% of deaths and 75% of
health spending*. Prevention is the best way to solve this
problem.
AHRQ and ODPHP provide recommendations but most people
do not access and adhere to them. There is “too much info” and
most of us have literacy and/or health literacy limitations.
Prevention and health promotion should be straightforward,
almost as simple as your automotive maintenance schedule.
Preventify.me is simple, engaging, and 100% mobile.
* Source: http://www.rwjf.org/en/topics/rwjf-topic-areas/prevention.html

3. Features & Benefits
Access! Mobile web site works with any smartphone model. Alternative interface uses text messaging, and
automated voice calls can be added. All content in English and Spanish.
More than just reminders: interactive SMS text messaging includes decision-tree branching conversations to
collect data. These are initiated according to any frequency -- daily, fortnightly, biannually, etc.
The MyHealthfinder tailored recommendations (by age, gender, pregnancy status) are automatically applied to
family members which can then be tracked and/or reminded over time.
The full library of Healthfinder articles (in both languages) is available for browsing, searching, starring as a
favorite, and sharing by email, text, or (coming soon) Twitter and Facebook.
Tasks can be from the recommendation list or created custom. They can be shared (the same 4 channels as
above) or exported to calendar (iCal .ics format which is standard). Coming soon, they can exported to HL7
CDA which can be imported to an EHR or a PHR including Microsoft HealthVault.
Other relevant information and news is aggregated and available in mobile-optimized format right within the
app. The nation-wide HRSA list of clinics is included in geographic format. And relevant social news is
embedded within the app, including the Twitter feed and Facebook posts of Healthfinder.gov.
Scalable technology. The app is powered by jQuery Mobile, Ruby on Rails, MongoDB, Nginx, and Twilio. It is
hosted in the cloud using Amazon Web Services (EC2).

4. How It Works
Login with Facebook to preload a list of loved ones including name, gender, and age. Or login with a Twitter
account, or create Preventify.me specific account with only an email address and choice of password.
Choose from the Facebook Friend list or add others by providing merely a nickname, age, and gender. Quickly
switch among people in this “healthy circle” at any time.
Choose recommended actions from the official list, or create your own. Take ownership of these actions so you
will perform them. Read the Healthfinder article for each task. Set reminders according to your preferences.
When reminded about each task by text message, reply Done or Snooze. These reminders can also be sent
directly to family members if desired.
Manage the tasks for each person in your circle. View the past progress and future due dates, export to
calendar, and send links to share tasks and articles with others.
On the Explore tab, see the latest tweets and Facebook posts from Healthfinder.gov, right within the app.
Click on the follow and subscribe buttons respectively, to leverage these popular mobile media and stay
informed.

5. Co-Design Process
There were several sources of iterative co-design: testers on Health Tech Hatch posted 7 comments/reports.
Other “patient” friends of friends answered our questionnaire informally after piloting the early prototype. We
also presented a prototype during a class at Penn Nursing for additional feedback.
Several of the current features - now implemented - were based on user input:
Creating an account to login rather than using Facebook
Adding non-Facebook people to your circle, even if you logged in with Facebook
Creating your own actions rather than just choosing recommendations
Twitter account login
Full bilingualism
Voting on the domain name preventify.me vs. healthfind.me
Some of the future development ideas were also based on feedback. Adding links to online resources with user
star-rating and reviewing. Matrix and timeline style overviews of all recommendations, even across age groups.
Progress meters, checkmarks, and or other gamification component, especially with social aspect.

6. Screens!
All images were
captured directly from
an iPhone.

7. Use the app at http://preventify.me
Watch the demo at http://youtu.be/_EGItDpKERI
Thank you for your time, and please co-design with us!