Using technology-enabled social prescriptions to disrupt healthcare
Challenge cancerpresentation
1. Challenge Cancer
Challenge Cancer is a mobile application which aims
to reduce the risk of cancer among women by raising
awareness through focused information from
healthfinder.gov.
It also provides tools like risk assessment calculator,
step-by-step guide for reducing risk, access to latest
publications & workshops, expert advice on nutrition &
physical activity, keeping track of doctor visits &
medication adherence.
This application is co-designed with the help of
healthtechhatch.com crowd funding platform.
2. Profile
To begin with, users would be prompted
to put in some basic information such as
age, height & ethnicity about themselves
or for the person they are interested in to
find relevant information.
Information is filtered based on the type
of cancer selected.
Switching between cancer types is made
simple by rotating the wheel interface.
Users can also shake the phone to let the
app decide on a type of cancer by
automatically rotating the wheel.
Step-by-Step guide provides an easy
navigation
4. Services
The app offers the following list of services focused
on women. It also provides an easy interface to share
information through email and social networks:
Workshops, are offered free of charge. Users can
listen in live over the phone or offline through
recorded webcast.
Publications, written by experts these easy to read
booklets and fact sheets provide reliable information.
Counseling, learn from professionals new ways to
cope with cancer, improve communication with
healthcare team, manage financial challenges, etc.
Support Groups, connect with others in groups via
online, telephone and face-to-face.
Nutrition, expert advice on diet, exercise and
physical activity to lead a cancer free life style.
News, latest news on trending stories on cancer
from all over the world.
6. Find Nearby
The app uses phones geo location
capabilities to locate nearby:
Events
Doctors
Healthcare Providers
Health Centers
7. My Health
My Health aims to aggregate all your medical records
electronically and thus providing the power of health IT
on your finger tips.We are partnering with Aetna to
integrate the following electronic services into this
application:
Doctor Visits
Medications
Vitals
Allergies
Appointments
Insurance
8. Co-Design
Challenge Cancer was one of the earliest adopter of HealthTechHatch co-design platform.
We have created multiple test versions based on the feedback and comments we received.
We would like to thank each and every one of the testers who have taken our questionnaire or
stopped by our project to provide their feedback
https://www.healthtechhatch.com/project/healthfindergov-challenge-cancer-among-women