Did you know studies show 50-70% of disease can be prevented?
As a member of the public would you like reliable advice to be healthy?
As a health care provider are you tired of “fixing” conditions that could have been prevented?
Icanbewell.ca
Icanbewell.ca: An app to fill a gap! Canada's only free, bilingual, preventive health app based on research. It provides interactive resources to empower Canadians to take control of their health. Our society is living a health care crisis and digital innovation can help.
Icanbewell.ca
Icanbewell.ca empowers the public to take charge of their health with real-time information. It is an inclusive, free resource for all genders, providing personalized preventive information. Users can instantly access research-based information and interactive tools. For example, there are links to physical activity videos, nutrition advice and questionnaires to assess your risk of cancer or heart disease.
Health care providers will save time by accessing a central repository of the latest Canadian guidelines and referring patients to evidence-based tools.
Icanbewell App
Health care providers will save time by accessing a central repository of the latest Canadian guidelines and referring patients to evidence-based tools.
Most health care dollars are spent on curing disease, yet most illnesses can be prevented. By using icanbewell.ca the public will have the latest trusted information to stay healthy, right at their fingertips. Mental health, sleep and social resources are included. Health care professionals will empower the public and save time by recommending icanbewell.ca as a reliable resource for preventive health. The information designed for the public and health care providers is available to all users.
The webapp was developed by Dr. Cleo Mavriplis, the Faculty of Engineering and collaborators (PDF, 127 KB), thanks to a DFM PRIME grant. The app was presented at the AFHTO (Association of Family Health Teams of Ontario) conference in 2021 and was chosen as an important innovation for the podcast: Healthcare Changemakers (listen to the episode).
The webapp is a website which you can download to your phone for free: Instructions to save the Canbewell app to your phone or tablet. (PDF, 71.14 KB)
Information includes:
- Preventive care for gender diverse people
- Information to access social resources such as the closest food bank
- Interactive tools to evaluate cardiovascular and cancer risk
- Updated preventive guidelines with infographics.
Share your feedback on the app with the team at [email protected].
