Acsys Interactive Develops Award-Winning Mobile Solution for Health 2.0 Developer’s Challenge
10.28.10
The mobile application that Acsys Interactive conceived and developed to help extend the reach of County Health Ranking data earned top marks at the recent Health 2.0 Developer's Challenge, winning first place for The Health Factor - Using the County Health Rankings to Make Smart Decisions.
The County Health Rankings, released in February 2010 by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, rank the overall health of nearly every county in all 50 states in an attempt to motivate communities to become healthier places for people to live, learn, work and play. Acsys's mobile application takes this data and puts it in the hands of users on the go.
"We felt that the perfect use for County Health Rankings would be to aid home buyers as they explore neighborhoods, since one of the main buying factors is the quality of the county," says Stan Valencis Acsys's founder and president. "It's about enriching peoples' lives through digital initiatives, and we appreciate that these organizations nurture forward thinking in the healthcare arena."
The application, available at http://bit.ly/healthrankings is ready for download for Android users, and there are plans in the works for extending the application to additional smartphone platforms, including an augmented reality version. The native mobile application makes general real estate information (provided by www.zillow.com) and corresponding County Health Rankings readily available for users by leveraging their phone's GPS. A web browser version is also available.
"We received many outstanding applications for the Health 2.0 Developer's Challenge," says Abbey Cofsky, Program Officer for Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, "but Acsys's mobile application best achieved the spirit of this challenge. We were impressed with the thoughtfulness of their design, the integration of the health data as well as the actual execution."
To learn more about County Heath Rankings, visit www.countyhealthrankings.org/ and for more about Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, visit www.rwjf.org.
About Acsys Interactive
Acsys Interactive is an award-winning, full-service interactive agency focused on delivering quantifiable results for clients. Services include strategy, branding, design, digital marketing, software development, and hosting. Acsys delivers technology agnostic Web 2.0 solutions via rich media, social media, intranet, extranet, ecommerce, portal, and mobile delivery. Its 15 years of experience spans across consumer, financial services, insurance, healthcare, manufacturing, education, and non-profit industries. Clients include ESPN, Amica, MassMutual, Timex, ING, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island, Sikorsky, New York University, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Columbus Regional Hospital, and Yale-New Haven Hospital. Acsys is headquartered in Farmington, CT with offices in New York City and Boston.