First Place Winner of the CA State Health Data Code-a-Thon

1. Sacramento County WIC App
Purpose: provide mobile apps that provide relevant data to the
population served by the Sacramento County WIC Office
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/preview-your-app/id474947166?mt=8
Enter sacwic in the email field and leave password field blank
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.app_sacwic.layout
http://apps.apptology.com/mobile/?appcode=sacwic
Please note that the HTML5 app has limited functionality
Demo

2. Data Sets Used in the Development of this App:
• Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Authorized Vendors
• Sorted for Sacramento County only
• Removed false data (7.7%)
• Added phone number, icon, and web site of WIC vendors
• Sacramento County WIC Web Site
• Informational Content
• Office locations
• Outside resources
• 211 Sacramento Web Site
• Included resources that would benefit WIC population
The above data was plotted and overlaid on one map, with each set
color coded.
Data
Sets

3. These are the front end features:
• Info: Provide the same content that’s in the Sac. County WIC web site
• Locations: provide directions, phone number, and email of all Sacramento
County WIC offices
• Resources: Combines the WIC vendor Data, Sacramento County WIC info,
and 211 Sacramento Resources in a usable format that’s searchable, can be
viewed in a map or by list
• Calendar: provides calendar of relevant events
• Videos: Links to California WIC YouTube channel
• Share Photos: allows user to share their photos
• Social Media: links to Sac County’s Facebook and Pinterest pages
• WIC Shopping Guide: PDF of official WIC Shopping Guide
• Notepad: allows users to make notes
• Online Education: instructions on how to access WICs online educational
program
• Book: PDF of Eat Well on $4 a day
• Feedback: Allows users to send feedback via audio recording
• Links: links to relevant resources
Front
End

4. These are the main backend features:
• Content Management System: Allows app administrator to update content
in real time
• Push notification: Allows app administrator to send out a push notification
• Analytics: view different usage analytics regarding the app
• iPhone 5 Emulator: allows administrator to view the functioning app
To access the backend:
Please visit: http://apps.apptology.com/ and
Enter “sacwic” for the ID and “sacwic” for the password
Back
End
Push Notification Interface Analytics' Dashboard

5. Using the Sacramento County WIC App as a
template, the app can be replicated in other
languages and for counties inexpensively.
Scaling
Up