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GetMDPP: Reducing Type 2 Diabetes Risk with Web Matching Platform

Project tags:

information behavior & user research

mobile or web development

ux & interaction design

Project poster

The prevalence of type 2 diabetes in the US has been growing despite it being preventable through lifestyle changes. Unclear communication between healthcare providers and diabetes prevention programs makes it challenging for people at risk to seek and receive the help they deserve. Building off our sponsor’s alpha of a web-based matching application, we met an epidemiologist, an economist, healthcare providers, and prior participants of the Medicare’s Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) to make the web application more accessible. GetMDPP provides a way for at-risk individuals to be informed about and connect to MDPP and change their lives for the better.

Project participants:

Alex Chan

Informatics

Raksha Bohra

Informatics

Peachyapa Saengcharoentrakul

Informatics

Shravan Seshadri

Informatics