Youth Health Continues To Be A Growing Issue.

While applications have been made to help with mental and physical wellness, there is a lack of emphasis on social well-being. Without the tools to support their social health as well, youth may feel isolated and unmotivated.

Our Solution? MeBalanced

MeBalanced is a progressive web application that aims to promote healthy lifestyle choices to the youth. Our planned features include daily interactive check-ins, a virtual pet, an AI health coach, and additional gamification features.

Our goal is to make this project into an engaging way to virtually coach users based on their current health. We plan on giving information on how to build habits as well as friendly encouragement to continue working towards healthier goals. Ways we will drive youth engagement include gamifying their experience. Examples include rewards and a customizable pet avatar that reflects your health.

The goal that we and our client Dr. Kang share is to share this project with United Way of Northern Arizona. Our project aligns with their primary initiative of positive youth development. We hope to make a positive impact on their operations with our final product.

Our solution consists of:

• Developing and keeping a consistent and engaging user experience.
• Assisting users in maintaining or improving their health.
• Providing meaningful and helpful feedback to users.

Key Features and Requirements:

A few of our functional requirements are:

• Health Coach Chatbot | Interactive Check-Ins
• Progress Tracking | Health Displayed as a Pet
• User Authentication | Gamification

A few of our non-functional requirements are:

• Friendly Interface and Usability | Quick Response Times
• Color Blind Support | Safeguards for AI Responses

The initial concept for this project was provided by our sponsor, and can be found clicking HERE