TECHNOLOGY FOR NUTRITION

FRED HARDINGE, DRPH, RDGENERAL CONFERENCE HEALTH MINISTRIES

KEYS TO CHANGE

1. ACCURATE FEEDBACK

2. ACCOUNTABILITY

3. SOCIAL SUPPORT

4. REWARD

• MOBILE

• EMBEDDED

• WEB-BASED

• STAND-ALONE SYSTEMS

HEALTH METRICS

• PHYSICAL ACTIVITY

• DIET AND NUTRITION

• BLOOD PRESSURE

• SLEEP HABITS

• DISEASE MANAGEMENT

• HEALTH CONDITIONS

• MOBILE PHONES: SMART AND BASIC

• TABLET PCS

• WEARABLE AND NON-WEARABLE DEVICES WITH SENSORS:

• HEART-RATE

• BLOOD PRESSURE

• PULSE OXIMETERS

• GALVANIC SKIN RESPONSE, SKIN CONDUCTANCE

• TEMPERATURE

• FLEX

• ACCELEROMETERS

• GYROSCOPES

• TRACKING WEBSITES/SOCIAL SUPPORT

USER EXPERIENCE METRICS

• EASE OF USE

• PERCEIVED USEFULNESS

• AESTHETICS

• RESPONSIVENESS

• FORM FACTOR

• USER-BURDEN

• REQUIRED NUMBER OF STEPS

• PRIVACY

EXERCISE MONITORS/RECORDERS

RUNKEEPER

EDMONDO

CARDIOTRAINER

FITBIT

FATTRACK

ARIA SCALES

WITHINGS WIRELESS SCALES

MYFITNESSPAL

DESKTOP APPWEB APP

MOBILE APP

REPORT

PROFESSIONAL NUTRITION EVALUATION

THE FOOD PROCESSOR

MANUAL INPUT

CONCLUSION• EASE OF COLLECTING/

UNDERSTANDING DATA

• TECHNOLOGY IS NOT FOR EVERYONE

• ACCOUNTABILITY

• SOCIAL SUPPORT

• ECONOMICS

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