Overview of Fitbox for Million Hearts Risk Check Challenge

1.  Fitbox is a mobile phone application for the Android
smartphone operating system
 Features include:
◦ Assessment of cardiovascular risk
◦ GPS-based location of pharmacies for testing
◦ Analysis of risk guided by Fitpercent scoring system
◦ Improvement goal generation
◦ Unique Healthy Eating Platform
◦ Facebook integration
Contact: Daniel Hyman
Hyman@bcm.edu

2.  Cardiovascular risk
assessment powered by
Archimedes API
 Output displayed as user-
friendly Fitpercent*,
designed to encourage
notable positive
improvement
 Positive metric minimizes
alienation of user by
avoiding fear tactics
*defined as 1-absolute risk percentile

3.  Risk output categorized as very
low, low, moderate, high, or very
high
 Users at elevated risk are
provided absolute risk of CVD
event
 Users counseled about
importance of lowering blood
pressure if elevated
 Users with incomplete
information prompted to visit
pharmacy suggested by
Surescripts API and GPS for
further screening
 Users at elevated risk
encouraged to see a physician

4.  Automatically generated and easily accessible goals to
reduce risk such as increased exercise and weightloss
targets
 Photo-based, Facebook-hosted healthy eating
platform that enables users to post pictures of meals
for review by friends and family online
 Opt-in Fitpercent integration with Facebook to involve
the user’s online community for additional support*
*Risk assessment variables remain confidential

5.  Photo-based healthy
eating platform
encourages daily use by
user
 High visibility of healthy
eating platform on
Facebook encourages
spread of application to
new users