Clinton Foundation Hosts Second Women’s Health Codeathon in Boston
Atelier Ace, Innovation Hub at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Jawbone, and MIT Hacking Medicine partner with Clinton Foundation;
Event is second in series focusing on women’s mental health
BOSTON – In an effort to spur innovation around women’s health, the Clinton Foundation’s Health Matters Initiative—in conjunction with Atelier Ace, Jawbone, the Innovation Hub at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, MIT Hacking Medicine, and media partner SELF Magazine—will host the second Women’s Health Codeathon on November 7-9. Following the success of last year’s health-based Codeathons, the Women’s Health Codeathon series challenges female developers and designers to design and build original apps around three key areas: nutrition, mental health, and physical activity. Female leaders from the technology, innovation, and health fields will mentor participants and serve as judges on final presentations.
This codeathon incorporates healthy-living principles throughout the event, including nutritious food options provided by Sweetgreen and stretch and exercise led by Equinox. All participants will receive an UP by Jawbone Fitness Tracker to track their sleep and steps during the weekend.
The Codeathon will be held at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and focus on utilizing technology and digital platforms to advance women’s mental health. During the series’ first event, held in New York City in August 2014, coders developed apps focusing on women’s nutrition.
Speakers include Paula Johnson, M.D., Executive Director, Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gender Biology, and Chief of the Women’s Health Division, Brigham and Women’s Hospital; Eric Braverman, CEO, Clinton Foundation; Kyra Bobinet, M.D., M.P.H., CEO of engagedIN. Judges for the competition include Lesley Solomon, Executive Director, Innovation Hub at Brigham & Women’s Hospital; Emily Hackel, External Relations Manager, McKinsey & Co.; Jess Kadar, Principal Product Manager, Iora Health; Gina Vild, Associate Dean for Communications and External Relations and Chief Marketing Officer, Harvard Medical School; and Dr. Gail Saltz, psychiatrist and health correspondent.
Members of the winning team will receive a MINI JAMBOX by Jawbone and the opportunity to bring their winning prototype to market with the help of the Clinton Foundation’s Health Matters Initiative, Jawbone, and Ace Hotel.
The public is invited to attend final presentations at the Shapiro Conference Center at Brigham and Women’s Hospital on Sunday, November 9th at 4:00 PM, after which the winning team will be announced. If you are interested in covering this event, or have questions for the Clinton Health Matters Initiative or our partner organizations, please email press@clintonfoundation.org.
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About Atelier Ace
Atelier Ace is a creative development agency.
A hand–selected team of designers, writers, architects, web developers, creatives, marketing and new media innovators, Atelier Ace expresses its culture through brands including Ace Hotel and collaborations with cultural, fashion, artistic, musical and other bands of individuals with soul power. We create inspiring, cohesive and meaningful experiences for people.
About the Innovation Hub at Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Through investigation and discovery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital is an international leader in basic, clinical and translational research on human diseases, with more than 1,300 physician-investigators and renowned biomedical scientists and faculty supported by nearly $650 million in funding.
Launched in the fall of 2013, Brigham Innovation Hub (iHub) is a resource center for Brigham’s first-time and experienced innovators. The iHub helps turn breakthrough concepts, inventions and research by Brigham clinicians, scientists, and employees into products and services to benefit patients and improve care delivery.
About Jawbone
Jawbone® is a world-leader in consumer technology and wearable devices, building hardware products and software platforms powered by data science.
Jawbone’s UP® system helps people live better by providing personalized insight into how they sleep, move and eat. Its open API – the UP Platform – includes an ecosystem of apps and services that integrate with UP to offer new, customized experiences. The company’s approach to lifestyle tracking is unique, with over 600 patents granted or pending related to its ecosystem and wearable technology manufacturing processes.
Headquartered in San Francisco with offices globally, Jawbone products are available in over 40 countries around the world.
About SELF
SELF is the motivated woman’s guide to life. We are an authority on health, wellness, beauty and style for the woman who wants to achieve her personal best in all aspects of her life. We set forth aspirational yet attainable goals—at the gym, at work and beyond—and give our reader the tools to reach them. We show her that she can realize her ultimate goal, happiness, by tapping into her greatest source of strength: herself. For more information, visit SELF.com.