Inspiration
There are websites out there to keep doctors organized, but there are none that help patients stay organized. Furthermore, patients often suffer through mental trauma due to the stress they go through while seeking and undergoing treatment. We decided that it would be best if we also included mental health sections in healthTREK.
Purpose
With healthTREK, patients can store and access information from a variety of doctors! We also encourage healthy behavior, with accessible resources and tips scattered across out website. Doctors are also able to get a full understanding of the patient's situation when they come through the door.
What it does
We have created a website where patients can organize their notes, goals, achievements, and questions. They can use healthTREK to organize what questions they need to ask each doctor, and take notes of what each doctor said. For example, let’s say that a patient asks their surgeon which antibiotic they need to take. The surgeon will let them know that the infectious disease doctor decides the antibiotics. With healthTREK, the patient can make a note to ask the infectious disease doctor about the antibiotics Patients can also track their moods, log their goals for recovery, and note their achievements throughout the recovery process!
How we built it
Using Glitch, we worked with HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery to create healthTREK.
Challenges we ran into
A big thing was CSS styling, since we couldn't get it to look exactly right. Working with JavaScript and jQuery were also challenging, since we had limited experience and knowledge in them. We needed the patient notes, questions, goals, and achievements to be printed after they inputted them. Further, we had to set up cookies for the moods to be successfully tracked.
What we learned
We learned that it's okay to not know everything, and it's okay to reach out for help! We also learned that we can do anything if we set our minds to it!
What's next for healthTREK
We'd like to upgrade the CSS styling of healthTREK and make it prettier! We'd also like to add special features that only members of healthTREK can access.
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