TOPIC: HEALTH (70)
MASS Design Group
http://www.massdesigngroup.org/index.htmlMASS Design Group operates under the belief that buildings can heal. By using innovative design and an immersive research process, we look at the contextual problems facing the specific communities we work in and produce design interventions that will improve health and economic outcomes. We work to reduce the spread of disease within health care environments, and we aim to create new job opportunities and markets by carefully selecting materials and construction methods that utilize the resources of the surrounding community. MASS delivers maximum impact design through a process that can be universally applied.
Designed To Move
http://designedtomove.orgDESIGNED TO MOVE is a new report that: makes a powerful case for urgent investment in physical activity and lays out a simple plan for collective action. Over 70 expert organizations from the field of physical activity were involved in developing this report. We are trying to enable and inspire a collective and unified approach to end the growing epidemic of physical inactivity. Our vision is of future generations running, jumping, and kicking to reach their greatest potential.
ColaLife
http://www.colalife.orgColaLife is working in developing countries to bring Coca-Cola, its bottlers and others together to open up Coca-Cola’s distribution channels to carry ‘social products’ such as oral rehydration salts and zinc supplements to save children’s lives.
Watsi
http://watsi.orgAll over the world people are dying of treatable illnesses because they can’t afford basic medical care. Watsi connects you with patients in serious need of low-cost medical care and enables you to fund high-impact treatments.
We believe non-profits should be impactful, innovative, efficient, and transparent, and we built Watsi on those principles. Watsi is a community, not just an organization. We are young, dynamic and serious about using technology to connect people and change lives.
Sound Seekers
http://www.sound-seekers.org.ukSound Seekers is a registered charity dedicated to helping deaf/hearing impaired children in the poorest communities of the developing world. We do this by supporting projects that advance understanding of their needs and improve their access to health services, education, and social support, together with initiatives that enable children to avoid, or overcome, the effects of deafness and ear disease.
RunKeeper
http://runkeeper.comRunKeeper makes tracking your workouts fun, social, and easy to understand so that you can improve the quality of your fitness.
Fooducate
http://www.fooducate.comFooducate a barcode scanner mobile app analyzes information found in each product's nutrition panel, shows you highlights on the product and offers better alternatives.
You get to see the stuff manufacturers don't want you to notice, such as:
excessive sugar, tricky trans fats, additives and preservatives, high fructose corn syrup, controversial food colorings.
Just pick up a product from the shelf, scan it, and let Fooducate do the rest.
23andMe
https://www.23andme.com23andMe was founded to empower individuals and develop new ways of accelerating research. The members of 23andMe have come together because we believe in the combined potential of genetics and the Internet to have a significant, positive impact.
Healthy Child Healthy World
http://healthychild.orgHealthy Child Healthy World ignites the movement that empowers parents to protect children from harmful chemicals. With a growing body of evidence linking everyday environmental contaminants to asthma, learning disabilities, obesity, cancer and more, Healthy Child translates the science and inspires parents and caregivers to create healthy environments where families can flourish.
Saving Mothers
http://www.savingmothers.org/Saving Mothers is a 501(c)3 organization dedicated to women's health, education and empowerment. Through public health initiatives, we aim to give women and their health care providers the tools they need to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity.
YogaMobility
http://yogamobility.orgYogaMobility provides specialist yoga practice for people with all forms of physical and mental disability. We offer a powerful and dynamic approach that focuses on and encourages ability rather than disability. Current participants range from people with relatively mild arthritis through to people who can only move a finger. No matter how able-bodied or disabled you are, you will benefit from attending a YogaMobility class.
Global Health Media Project
http://globalhealthmedia.orgGlobal Health Media Project was founded to put practical, life-saving knowledge into the hands of healers at the point of care. Our mission is to produce and distribute high-quality clinical videos that are tailored to the learning needs and low-resource realities of health providers in poor countries. The videos will be free and disseminated broadly.
Believe in a Better World
http://www.believeinabetterworld.org/Believe in a Better World offers a wide range of information relating to health, wellness and issues of environmental toxins. Issues that affect you and your family everyday of your life. Our Purpose is a cleaner world one person at a time, to help you relieve the toxic burden on your immune system and to prevent illness and needless suffering from environmental causes. This site provides knowledge, resources and hope for a healthier and safer place to live for ourselves, our children, and our grandchildren.
tawkon
http://www.tawkon.comtawkon encourages a healthy lifestyle for mobile device users by empowering you to take control of your exposure to radiation, just like you do with the food you eat and the air you breathe. Our goal is not to keep you from using your phone, and not even to convince you to cut down talk time. Quite the opposite. We call ourselves tawkon because with the right guidance, you can minimize radiation exposure and… talk on, as you always have.
Jawbone UP
http://jawbone.com/upUP is a revolutionary system (wristband + Iphone app) that tracks your daily activity and inspires you to live healthier.
