Health Oriented Apps

HEALTHY SMARTPHONE:

Martha Earl, AHIP, Assistant DirectorMichael Lindsay, AHIP, Serials/E Resources Librarian

Preston Medical Library, UT Graduate School of Medicine1924 Alcoa HwyKnoxville Tennessee, 37920

GENERAL

Downloadable App for IPhone, IPad, Android

Commercial, Ad Supported

Features:Symptom CheckerDrugs & TreatmentsPill Identification ToolLocal Health Listings

WEBMD

Mobile Optimized Website (http://m.medlineplus.gov/) So you can use it on any

device with a browser!Free; Medline Plus is

produced by the National Library of Medicine

Search on: Health Topics Drugs Medical Terms

Also available in SpanishTip: On IPhone, I Pod

Touch, Add to Home Screen for icon on your device.

MEDLINE PLUS

Downloadable App for IPhone, IPad

FreeFeatures:

Searchable dictionary of over 6,000 definitions provided by the National Cancer Institute

LIVESTRONG ENGLISH-SPANISH DICTIONARY OF CANCER TERMS

Downloadable App for IPhone, IPad, Android, Blackberry

FreeFeatures:

RXDrugs – information on thousands of Brands and Generics including interactions and dosing calculators

Archimedes – medical calculator with 200 interactive tools

Outlines in Clinical Medicine – Evidence Based clinical information on hundreds of diseases and symptom-related topics.

SKYSCAPE MEDICAL RESOURCES

Downloadable App for IPhone, IPad, Android, Blackberry, Kindle Fire

Free App from WebMD, more oriented toward healthcare professionals .

Features: Medical news & alerts for 34

specialty areas Can find, save, and email

articles from the app. Includes drug information on

over 8000 drugs Drug Interaction Checker Can save searches

MEDSCAPE

FITNESS & NUTRITION APPS

Downloadable App for IPhone, IPad, Android

Free from Weight Watchers

Features: Monitor and track food

and activity points Check point values for

favorite foods Includes social

networking functions

WEIGHT WATCHERS MOBILE

Downloadable App for IPhone, Android, Blackberry, and Windows Phone

Free for basic version.Maps your workout

with built-in GPS, tracking your progress by distance, calories burned, speed, heart rate, etc.

RUNTASTIC

Downloadable App for IPad, IPhone.

FreeCalorie Counter,

Diet Tracker1.1 million foods

in databaseFast data entry

MY FITNESS PAL

Downloadable App for IPhone, IPad, Blackberry, Windows Mobile.

$2.99 from ITunes StoreFeatures:

Includes database of food & restaurant items

Personalized Daily calorie intake based on goals

Weight tracking and charts Can track water intake Daily reminders to help

stay on goal

CALORIE TRACKER

Mobile-optimized website:

(ht tp : / /da i lymed.n lm.n ih .gov/da i lymed/mobi le / index.c fm)

FreeFeatures:

Search on over 36,000 drugs

Quality information from National Institutes of Health, National Library of Medicine

DAILYMED

Downloadable App, available for IPhone, IPad, and Android.

FreeFeatures:

Includes barcode reader, scan UPC codes and learn about food before you buy.

FOODUCATE

Downloadable App for IPhone, IPad, Blackberry and Android

Free Features:

Food & calorie tracker with more than 1 million foods in the database

Daily meal plans customized for your goals

Weigh in page that graphs weight and progress over time

Boasts the most detailed weight and calorie reports of any IPhone food tracker

Track calories and workouts in one app.

FOOD & FITNESS TRACKER FOR SPARKPEOPLE

FOOD SAFETY & RECALLS

Downloadable App for IPhone, IPad

FreeFeatures recall

information from:FDAUSDACPSCEPANHTSA

RECALLS

CALCULATORS

Downloadable App for IPhone, IPad, Android, Blackberry, Palm, and Windows Mobile

Free download included with Skyscape

Features: Over 200 interactive

tools, organized by specialty

ARCHIMEDES FREE MEDICAL CALCULATOR

Downloadable app for IPhone, IPad, Android.

Free download, commercial product

Features:Can set how length and weight are measured

Strong user ratings

BMI CALCULATOR

Downloadable App for IPhone, IPad

Free from The National Institute of Health’s National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute

Features: Can toggle between

English/Metric measurements

Includes normal ranges

NHLBI BMI CALCULATOR

Downloadable App for IPhone, IPad

Free Features:

Monitor pulse by tapping the screen or counting heart beats

Calculates heart rate zones and where which zone you are in

Works with heart rate straps, eliminating the need to count your heart beats.

HEART RATE MONITOR BY LOGYOURRUN

CHRONIC DISEASE MANAGEMENT

Downloadable App for IPhone, IPad

FreeFeatures:

Calculates 10 year Cardiovascular Disease Risk, based on: Age Cholesterol level Blood Pressure Smoking

STAT FRAMINGHAM HEART AGE

Downloadable App for IPhone, IPad

Free Features:

Provides a convenient way to log, graph, and store glucose readings.

GLUCOSE BUDDY

Downloadable App from National Breast Cancer Foundation

FreeFeatures:

Content to help users learn more about the condition

Hear stories from women

Ask questions

BREAST CANCER: BEYOND THE SHOCK

Downloadable App for IPhone, IPad

FreeFeatures:

Track asthma symptoms, triggers, peak flow, medications

Visualize asthma activity on a color graph

Map PFM to severity zones

5 star user rating

ASTHMA MD

Downloadable App available for IPhone, IPad, Android

FreeFeatures:

Monitor moods on six pre-loaded scales, anxiety, stress, depression, brain injury, post-traumatic stress, general well-being

Custom scales can be built Can add notes to

document daily events, medication changes and treatments.

T2 MOOD TRACKER

EMERGENCIES, DISASTER SAFETY &

PUBLIC HEALTH

Downloadable App for IPad, or available as mobile optimized website: ( h t t p

: / / a p p s . u s a . g o v / c e n t e r s - f o r- d i s e a s e - c o n t ro l - a n d- p re v e n t i o n/)

Free from Centers for Disease Control

Features: Data & Statistics Information on diseases &

conditions Disaster safety Environmental health Healthy living.

CDC APP

Downloadable App for IPhone, IPad, Android

FreeFeatures:

Mapping of disease outbreaks near you

HEALTH MAP MOBILE

Downloadable App for IPhone, Android, Blackberry, and as mobile optimized website (http:/ /apps.usa.gov/fema-mobi le/)

Features: Information on

preparedness Contact information

for FEMA Where to go for help

FEMA APP

Downloadable App for IPhone, IPad

Free App Developed by American Association of Poison Control Centers

Features: Free, confidential access

to poison control experts Keeping the app on hand

means never having to worry about where to find the number in an emergency.

POISON CENTER HELP

Downloadable App for IPad, IPhone

FreeFeatures:

Real-time, location-specific reports

Current air quality Air quality forecasts for ozone and fine particle pollution

EPA AIRNOW

Downloadable App for IPhone, Android, Blackberry, and as a mobile optimized website

(http://apps.usa.gov/uvindex/)

Free Features:

UV Index Air quality ratings wherever you are.

UV INDEX FROM EPA

OTHER

Downloadable App for IPhone, IPad, also accessible from your web browser.

FreeFeatures:

Securely store files online.

Share files with other users

DROP BOX

Downloadable App for IPhone, IPad, Android.

Free Also available as a Mobile-

optimized website: h t t p : / /

m . w u n d . c o m / c g i - b i n / fi n d w e a t h e r / g e t F o r e c a s t ? b r a n d = m ob i l e & q u e r y = 3 7 9 2 0

Features: Users can set up their own

weather station, to add their readings to the Weather Underground network.

Over 22,000 personal weather stations report data

Interactive Wundermap Temp, ‘feels like’ temp, wind

speed & direction, humidity, dew point, visibility, pressure, gusts and severe weather covered.

WEATHER UNDERGROUND

Note: Not an App

Search engine designed specifically for apps

https://www.quixey.com/

QUIXEY

Mobile-optimized website

http: / /apps.usa.gov/

Free from USA.gov

Directory of US Government Apps

TIP: Browse this for mobile apps

USA.GOV MOBILE APPS DIRECTORY