Healthimation Why WAIT™ is the only weight management program with over 12 years of proven evidence for those struggling with Type 2 Diabetes, Pre-Diabetes and/or Obesity. Structured meals, exercise and education plans that are easy to follow each day combined with the magic of entertainment, keeps users happy and engaged on their individually customized path to better health. Affordable, scalable and unlike anything else in the market, it is based on the award-winning Why WAIT ™ program developed at the Joslin Clinic (Harvard).
the numbers
• Real-world clinical practice program
• Clinically-proven to sustain weight loss up to 5 years & preserve lean muscle mass during weight loss
• Reduces healthcare costs and cardiovascular risk associated with obesity, prediabetes and diabetes
• Surpasses the results of The National Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) & The Look AHEAD Study
Proven Outcomes:
15+ years of published data and 21 publications
$12 million research budget
53% of patients maintained 9% loss after 5 years
Long Term Results
Proudly Recognized by the American Diabetes Association: Michaela Modan Memorial Award for Outstanding Research in Prevention and Management of Diabetes
Introducing Healthimation Why WAIT™
A fun and engaging application based on the leading diabetes weight management program that puts this life-changing tool directly in the palm of your hand
Introducing Healthimation Why WAIT™
A fun and engaging application based on the leading diabetes weight management program that puts this life-changing tool directly in the palm of your hand
We have taken the clinically proven program and made it fun and engaging, providing people with the support and encouragement they need to understand their chronic disease and guide them to self-managing and work to put their type 2 diabetes into remission
3D Avatar Reactive Companion (Lena)
Gaming Achievement Mechanics
Structured Meal, Exercise & Behavior Plans
Exercise with Avatar via Motion Capture
Engaging TV Content for Nutritional & Physical Fitness Education
1on1 Coaching & Peer Support
What Makes Us Different
What Makes Us Different
bring highly effective population health solutions for chronic diseases to life
marry evidence based programs with highly engaging Hollywood grade animation in an easy and fun digital format
digital transformation enables scalability, accessibility, affordability & engagement
addressing the first unmet needs of patients with diabetes self-management
Healthimation Why WAIT™ takes a highly differentiated approach to diabetes & chronic care:
• Focusing on Prevention & Intervention (not just DPP)
• Promoting Patient Independence which minimizes avoidable service use
• Creating a customized system of individual care in a positive, highly appealing and unique way
• Program is easily tailored to people suffering from obesity, pre-diabetes and Type 2 diabetes
• Clinically Proven Program & Outcomes - 15+ years of published data on thousands of patients with 10%+ weight lost on average after 12 weeks
Uniquely positioned with cutting edge engagement + science to create the ultimate tool for self-management success
Reasons to Collaborate with us:
• Ability to cut your existing prevention programs costs by 50%
• Ability to reverse Type II diabetes – intervention not just prevention
• Ability to strengthen your customer engagement and brand loyalty programs
• Ability to strengthen your product offerings through platform integration
• Ability to scale rapidly at a cost that is less that the average annual gym membership
We will work with you on value based pricing to ensure that you are only paying for success! We know a pound lost for each of your diabetic/obese patients, saves you money!
“Calling it an ‘app’ doesn’t completely capture the depth and breadth of the experience it offers.
“Healthimation is rich with tips, engaging animation and instructions, and fun incentives to help participants stay on track. I’m honored to further augment that experience in coaching participants.”
“Providing support both individually and in their groups, the Healthimation coach portal helps me collaborate on implementing users’ corresponding habit changes along with navigating common challenges required to attain their weight loss goals.”
“This humanistic, customized support is another bonus, and it’s been rewarding to witness the powerful weight loss results participants have achieved.”
“I love my app! It is amazing! And believe me, everybody notices that I lost weight. I lost 17lbs in total. There’s times that I just crave a lot, but then next day I come back and back to my diet. I am doing awesome!”
“As a woman over 40 fighting aging hormones and a demanding schedule, I needed a weight loss plan I could do quickly. The Why WAIT app made it so easy to decide what to eat and showed me how to do simple and efficient exercises anywhere, that really made a difference. Online coaches provided tips and advice to make results even speedier. I lost 2 inches off my waist and now I fit into a size 6 dress!!”
We want to collaborate!
If you’re an ACO, Payer, Provider, Device Maker, etc. we want to work with you!
please email us at: info@Healthimation.com
Team
Team
Dr. Osama Hamdy, MD, PhD, FACE - Chairman
Dr. Hamdy is an internationally-recognized expert in diabetes and weight management with more than 35 years of clinical experience. In addition to being our Chairman, Dr. Hamdy is also the Medical Director of the Obesity Clinical Program at Joslin Diabetes Center and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Hamdy founded several successful programs for weight management with long lasting effects.
His research on the impact of long-term weight loss on cardiovascular risk won him and his team the Michaela Modan Award of the American Diabetes Association. He is the author of Harvard Health Publication best seller “The Diabetes Breakthrough”.
Growing up in family that was profoundly hurt by diabetes and obesity, Dr. Hamdy has a driving passion for bringing life-changing treatment to as many people as he can.
Seavey Bowdoin - Chief Executive Officer
Seavey brings decades of experience in Product and Project application development, technical operations, innovation, and management to the team at Healthimation. Seavey’s eight years with Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment spans countless genres including massive online worlds, popular kids’ games, and free-to-play mobile games based on internationally-celebrated brands. It was at Warner Brothers where Seavey learned industry best practices for engaging and retaining users.
Seavey’s deep understanding of complex video game development helps the Healthimation team to design truly engaging experiences that will bring enjoyment and entertainment to living healthy and avoiding child obesity, type-2 diabetes, and other nutrition-related illnesses.
Mark Thompson - Chief Creative Officer
Mark is the mad, creative genius behind the team of artists and animators that bring Lena and the rest of our amazing graphics to life. With over 30 years of digital art production, computer graphics engineering, and management experience, he is no stranger to pushing the limits of art and animation. Mark comes to Healthimation from Warner Brothers where he was a Director in the Creative Studio and, prior to that, held numerous art and creative leadership roles including being a founder and/or principal in many visual effects and gaming startups.
Always the one to look at problems in a whole new perspective, Mark comes armed with his irrepressible sense of humor and determination to take on our biggest challenges.
Alana Curren – Director of Marketing & Communications
Alana brings more than 10 years of experience in all areas of public relations, marketing and brand communication. She has oversight of all Healthimation communications, messaging, marketing strategy and execution. Prior to joining Healthimation, Alana has worked on some of the world’s most engaging brands including, Threadless.com, Canada Goose Outerwear, Lifefactory, Campari America & Mary’s Gone Crackers.
In this era of urgent digital communication, in-person communication is rare and very challenging. Newsworthy narratives and ownable moments are what rise above the noise and grab audience attention. Alana accomplishes this differentiation for Healthimation by uncovering noteworthy trends in user data and compiling areas of unique and innovative thought leadership.
Ahmed Mady, MD - Director of International Business Development
Dr. Mady brings over 12 years of experience in healthcare business, research and technology management. Prior to joining Healthimation, Dr. Mady worked as a Senior Consultant at Navigant where he was involved in numerous life science/ healthcare projects in pharmaceutical, med-tech and biotech spaces. He worked closely with clients to address critical commercial strategies ranging from product and portfolio assessments to commercialization planning and value proposition development.
In addition to his business expertise, Dr. Mady has experience conducting basic science and translational research for several years at the Cardiovascular Research Center at Harvard Medical School/ Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston.
Contact
Contact
Healthimation
c/o MassChallenge/Pulse
401 Park Drive
Boston, MA 02215
attn: Seavey Bowdoin
617-880-9854
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