Defeat ED

This app aims to provide help to people with ED, through sharing true stories to fight against ED, proving the platform for users to chat with each other as well as experts for help.

Let me introduce you someone with the stigma of  ED in China, who lives in the fear of food as well as showing others who they truly are. They face the challenge that the public is a lack of awareness and acceptances of ED, and there are no recourses available.

Though there are websites that provide support for them, the problem is that 9 in 10 are foreign recourse. 

Aiming to address the problem Defeat ED has the following key design:

1.provide a platform for users to share their stories fighting against ED

2. provide chance for users to communicate with each other or with experts in this area online

3.  provide all local recourses available to users

4. provide experiment- based data, information to help users to fight the right method to defeat ED

Our APP is expected to help those with ED greatly, for it provides professional and mental support. Also, through the thought-provoking stories videos shared, the public will likely to have a better understanding of what they are going through, therefore exhibit more empathy and acceptance.

ED  resulted in about 7,000 deaths a year as of 2010, making them the mental illnesses with the highest mortality rate.

In an experiment conducted in Wuhan, China,2012, the rate of the people having ED was as high as the North American region.

In China ED started to emerge. However, on one hand, not any statistic has been made by the government or any health org. , let alone enough professional recourses for people to turn to. 

On the other hand, not many people know about ED, that greatly gets in the way of getting enough attention from the public.

To start with, as the name goes, Defeat ED, the app is going to give a positive impression to the users. Letting them know that they are not fighting ED alone.

Secondly, the share of the stories and videos is going to be the highlight. True experiences may both serve as an encouragement for others with similar encounters, and a good way to make the public known about ED readily.

Finally, since all the information from professional advice to data is collected together, it spares users from surfing the internet to get things they actually need.

Impact

To pass the idea that it is  pride to fight against ED to become a better self to the whole society in order to break the stigma, as well as to raise everyone's acceptance and awearness of ED.

Who

All the ED patients, especially thoes in countries that has few  offline recourse of this matter.

How

It is an intenet based app, since many of the people have cell phones, it is easy to download from app stores.

Also, we can cooperate with campus, or secondary schools, allowing students with ED get help in time

Track downloads in app store - people download our app

Calculate the number of feedbacks - people share videos and stories

It combine both raising the awearness of the public and the guigence for ED patients together in one app, maximized its use.

It has video, chat, conselor , scientific research all togrther in one single app.

The two parts of the design exhibit the feature of being human-centered.

1. share of video or stories

trough this true stories, video, experience are told , courage are shown, useful methods are shares. The ED users are able to gain valuble encouragment and pratical solutions, and the public are able to know more about ED trough lively individuals rather that scientific difinations.

2. chat

chating with other patient or expert, allow users to know they are not doing these alone. thus promoting hope for them to get better

ED most happens in urban cities, and in adult  who have strict control on weight and adolescent.

therefore, campus is a good choice. we may share our app through phylogycal classes at school or cooperate with the concelors on campus.

cooperating with fitness organization can also be an alternative, for it allows those who go too far on weight controlling process.

1. charity group

2. provide ad for healing center on the app

3. publishing deals 

4. use free application builder

-Lack of funding

- Small but rapidly growing ED user base

I personally had ED, I got out with the support of my wonderful family, therefore, I completely understand how painful and how harmful ED is to both our mental and physical health.

developing this app is the first step I would like to take to help people with similar experience as me.

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