Developer’s Description: In partnership with Qualcomm Labs, U.S. Preventive Medicine Inc. has launched the Macaw mobile application that uses the smartphone as a personal health monitor to help track activities geared towards good health.
The application leverages the phone’s sensors to intelligently track user activity. It also enables users to link their Prevention Plan account to popular apps, devices and services, to automatically track healthy activities to help improve the user’s Prevention Score.
Cost: Free
Category: Fitness, Health
Author: U.S. Preventive Medicine, Inc. and Qualcomm Life, Inc.
Platform: iPhone/iPad/Android
28 Comments for this post:
BEST APP FOR YOUR HEATLH. USPM AND QCOM HAVE CREATED AN APP TO CHANGE HEALTHCARE.
Sounds like an excellent app that actually has the potential to change peoples’ unhealthy behaviors. We’re on the cusp of a health crisis due to obesity, so I’m excited to try this app for myself and recommend it to my friends who are trying to be healthier. Don’t care for the name, though. Not sure what the association is to parrots?
Hi Luis,
I agree with you. Anything that will aid people in making positive health behavior choices is exciting. My guess is that the Macaw is a very long lived bird! Count me in!
Don’t like the name either…
This type of app could revolutionize the way we look at health in the future. I like the branding myself. AFLAC has the duck and Geico has a lizard, why not a Macaw . . .cooler and more colorful than a duck. To have that much health and medical information in the palm of your hand would be amazing.
Luis,
The McCaw is a bird known for its very long lifespan. That is the connection along with it being a mascot that CAN actually speak…think about the talking duck, gekko, etc.
Russ
Luis we called it macaw because we wanted it to be fun and zippy because.healthcare can sometimes be boring. Macaws live to be very old in some cases 100+ years. They also sit on your shoulder and talk to you just like our app
Great app
The Parrot is symbolic of long life—90+ year lifespan!…It is clever, talks and most people identify with it positively. ….It is the Panacea for our epidemic health care problem. Good Luck U.S. Preventive Medicine!
Like the app! It has already kicked me into gear and is changing some habits that I wasn’t aware that weren’t all that healthy for me and making me pay more attention to ‘moving’ instead of ‘waiting until tomorrow’. Like it and am looking forward to using it and getting to know more about it.
A WINNER!
In fact, an excellent application that need to unhealthy people sounds like it has the potential to change. We’re on the cusp of a health crisis due to obesity, so I just try to use this application and the recommendation of my friend is concerned we are trying to be healthier.
STAY HEALTHY
Great App……have been using it since launch and it helps me stay focused on what i need to do, physically and nutritionally to stay healthy. It also provides great health related educational tips, after all knowledge is a big part of the battle.
Great App!
Cool app. I especially like the messaging piece that gives me tips, pointers, and reminders customized just for me.
Giddyup
This app and it’s prevention plan can only help improve a person’s health, and reduce health care costs if followed.
Love It!!!
Fabulous app that really helps me stay focused on my health. Not only does it provide fitness and nutrition, but great educational based tips. Knowledge and education are a huge part of staying healthy.
This will revolutionize the health care industry!
This could revolutionize the health care industry!
This could revolutionize healthcare!
Has great Potential.
I am trying to vote for this app. is very easy to use. Suggest it to everyone!
[...] Macaw There are dozens of apps to keep you healthy, making you hyper conscious of diet and exercise. [...]
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[...] Macaw There are dozens of apps to keep you healthy, making you hyper conscious of diet and exercise. [...]
I try to download the MACAW app on my HTC Incredible/Android phone but it keeps downloading forever until it finaly gives an error message. Many unsuccessfull attemps. Can someone here help? What is the issue? Thank you!
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