HealthMe

Problem

Support groups are necessary but difficult for people to attend regularly

The online support groups that are currently available are actually forums

Solution

A Social Network that can bring a clean look where people can have the same experience as being on a live support group

Validation"My group/s are wonderful. With out them, I was going

insane not knowing why I was deforming, and losing muscle

mass, and in 24/7, 7-9 pain levels w/ 10-20 10 peaks a

day” - one of the interviewed patients

"The communications and patient engagement landscape is moving fast. Keeping up and staying ahead of that curve is critical to patient communications, learning, revenue generation, and volunteer engagement. CCFA will expand the intelligence of our social/new media strategic initiatives to better reach and engage our constituents while building more general awareness about CCFA

and the impact of Crohn's and ulcerative colitis on patients and families. “ - Crohn’s Association of America

“I thought to be very interesting! With the little knowledge I have around those tools (online support communities), it will work very well as a support group, that we for now we are doing live.” Ana Celia - Brazilian Crohn’s Disease and Colitis Association (ABCD)

Our Job

Complete the first version of HealthMe to test the actual approach of separating people into small groups, discovering the best number of members in each group and how long those will last

To Make HealthMe Possible

$5000To cover the costs of front end development and servers