Ted Eytan discusses the use of community sensors and visualization tools to promote walking and health through various apps and technologies. He highlights the implementation of state-of-the-art sensors in Arlington County for tracking trail use and emphasizes the importance of designing environments that support population health. Eytan shares insights and resources related to urban health and innovation in promoting active lifestyles.

1. Ted Eytan, MD MS MPH • @tedeytan
Kaiser Permanente Center for Total Health, Washington, DC USA • @KPTotalHealth
#walkhacknight • @techiesDC • #CTHNext • 08.20.2015
Photo:Ted Eytan - https://www.flickr.com/photos/taedc/20310591468/
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sensors + visualization tools to promote walking

2. Hi. I’m Ted.
follow me! @tedeytan

3. I live (and work) in the future..

4. #CTHNext: Social Innovation

5. My story
http://bit.ly/walkingmeetings

6. I use a great app to track my walks…
Every Body Walk! by Kaiser Permanente
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/every-body-walk!/id605043801

7. With upload to the cloud

8. …and I go on a lot of walks

9. …a LOT of walks…and I go on a lot of walks

10. But…
Sources: https://whitneyhess.com/blog/2012/05/04/the-user-is-not-like-me/;http://www.cafepress.com/+ux_you_are_not_the_user_infant_tshirt,
1274303075;http://uxmyths.com/post/715988395/myth-you-are-like-your-users;http://www.nngroup.com/articles/design-priorities/

11. and ps…
Sources: http://rockhealth.com/2014/06/future-biosensing-wearables/

13. Wait, what?
“Bike-friendly Arlington County,
which works closely with the
National Park Service, has placed
the newest sensor, an expensive,
state-of-the-art, French-made
device, on the trail near Reagan
National Airport.”
Part of TMAP - Trail Modeling and
Assessment Platform
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/counting-commuters-on-a-bucolic-trail/2013/09/02/0da4700a-054e-11e3-9259-
e2aafe5a5f84_story.html ; http://www.railstotrails.org/ourWork/promotingTrailUse/mapping/TMap.html

17. Eco-Counter Urban Pyro
§ Fixed in place
§ Infrared
§ Upload via the cell network
§ Manufactured by French artisans 😀

18. A famous counter on a famous trail
https://www.traillink.com/trail-maps/metropolitan-branch-trail.aspx
Yen Greene and William Hyerle, April 2015

21. plot.ly/~Tedeytan

22. Seeing our street differently….

23. Designing for Population Health: Feb 5, 2015
“Designing Our Environment for Population Health,” http://www.tedeytan.com/2015/02/06/18211

25. A daily rhythm: Average hourly counts

26. A heartbeat: Daily counts Jan-Aug, 2015

28. Placemeter sensor
§ Mobile phone video
§ Wi-Fi
§ Economical

29. Placemeter analytics

30. Eco-Counter comparison

31. Placemeter & Eco-counter : Southbound

32. Placemeter & Eco-counter : Northbound

33. #CTHNext Bikeshare station: June 18, 2015

34. Living with Bikeshare

35. Living with Bikeshare

36. Systems thinking
7th Street NW, Washington, DC USA, 8/19/15

40. Thank you.

41. Exterior: Total Health Across America Digital Wall • Center for Total Health
June, 2015