ICT Role in 21st Century Education & its Challenges.pptx
App presentation
1. Better Health Channel Mobile
health information anytime, anywhere
19 July 2012
University of Melbourne – ISYS90069 – eHealth and Biomedical Informatics Systems (2012)
by Duc Du Hong (Student No.: 515045)
2. What technology - Better Health Channel mobile app
Victorian Department of Health
3. What technology - Better Health Channel mobile app
Source: Nielsen online consumer report 2012
Source: Nielsen online consumer report 2012
Source: Nielsen state of the market report – Australia, Jan 2012
4. Key design features - intended benefits
Health Conditions
Find information about health conditions
relevant to you.
Victorian Department of Health
Treatments & First Aid
Find treatment and first aid information to a
range of common conditions and injuries.
Find a Health Service in Victoria
Find health services based on your current
location in Victoria.
Help & Advice
Lists essential health and advice services
in Victoria.
39. Future holds
Brilliant app I have already found
Lots of Love it! This app this application to be
excellent info is great for me useful. Should be
Very good as I do live in standard issue on all
app with Victoria. Very iPads
lots of helpful info!!
useful Thank you!!!
Great app. Very
information useful, detailed
info, and very
user friendly
Notes de l'éditeur
Have you ever wanted to learn more about certain medical conditions, treatments or locate your local health service in Victoria? Or maybe you were interested in getting first aid essentials and important health advice. Well now you can locate this information anywhere, anytime by downloading the free Better Heath Channel iPhone app .
The Better Health Channel was established in May 1999 by the Victorian (Australia) State Government and is Australia's leading health, medical and lifestyle information website. It has received a number of awards and has consistently been ranked the No. 1 Health and Medical Website in Australia.
In a 2012 online study, health and medical information seeking was ranked amongst the top ten activities performed by Australians with nearly 86% of the population going online to find information specific to their circumstances. This finding translates directly to mobile with health apps ranked amongst the top ten categories of most useful and used mobile phone and tablet PC applications.
The Better Health Channel app helps you take control of your health and wellbeing by providing you with quality assured, reliable and trusted health information and services. The app includes: • Extensive health and medical information about conditions and diseases, their symptoms, management and care. • Treatments information - from simple lifestyle adjustments to medical procedures, associated risks and potential treatment alternatives. • First aid procedures for a wide range of common injuries - from bites and burns to heat stroke and hypothermia. • Suburb and postcode discovery and detailed map directions to Victorian health service providers such as doctors, dentists, pharmacists and physiotherapists • Urgent medical help and advice contacts including Nurse On Call, Kids helpline, Poisons Information, Lifeline and more.
The app raises consumer literacy about health conditions and their management, thereby leading to more informed and confident health decisions. It also provides convenient location based discovery to an extensive range of Victorian health service providers.
The mobile app is built on superior information you come to expect for the Better Health channel by delivering only the best health and medical information and it’s free.
Accessing information and services is easy,
when you want to find out the information
in particular condition,
its symptoms
and management,
no problem, a FEW tabs and you GOT it.
and you GOT it.
You can even email it to yourself
or those closed to you for further references.
If you need first-aid information,
we’ve got that covered too.
We do worry uncertainty about what to do
when accident happens
by accessing first aid procedures
to a range of common injuries.
If you are looking are looking for
Victoria health service providers,
nothing could be easier. The app find the service function
allows you to quickly locate
and get details map direction
to doctors, dentists,
pharmacists, physiotherapists
and a wide range of other health service providers,
searched by suburb or postcode
and prefer providers to your phone favourites.
Since its launch, the app has been downloaded by approx 75,000 individuals and received Apple app store acclaim - including being featured in Apple's new and noteworthy and staff picks and the best apps of 2011 App store rewind program. This app will continue be amongst the top 20 free applications in the app store medical category.
Currently the app has a 4.5 star rating against nearly 90 reviews - a number of reviews are provided as follows: FOR 01-Mar-2011
SO, taking control of your health, save time and to get the best information when you need it by downloading the Better Health channel mobile app today, available FREE FOR 01-Mar-2011
