An iOS application made during the Steel City Codefest
In 2015, Let's Move Pittsburgh (LMP) launched a 5-2-1-0 initiative that reinforces four healthy habits for kids: 5 servings of fruits and veggies, 2 hours or less of recreational screen time, 1 hour of more of physical activity and 0 sugary drinks- every day. Let's Move Pittsburgh promotes the 5-2-1-0 message through a media campaign and coordinates healthy programs at early learning centers, schools, out of school sites and healthcare practices to make it easier for kids to practice 5-2-1-0. The team at Let's Move Pittsburgh envisions a tracker app designed for kids and focus on positive ways to make it easy and fun to adopt a healthy lifestyle.
During the Steel City Codefest my team and I were challenged by Phipps Conservatory to create a fun and interactive application in which parents could sit down with the kids and log different things such as
- Number of servings of Fruits and Vegetables per day
- Hours spent in watching/playing tv, ipad, video games, etc
- Hours of physical activity
- Number of sugary drinks/ cups of water
We had one week to come up with a prototype
Mangopair won People's Choice in the competition
