News and Press Releases

Gamification Boosts Employee Health Behavior, Blue Shield Argues

MYH Admin — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:53:00 +0000

One of Blue Shield's new programs, The Daily Challenge from MeYou Health, is similar to Shape Up Shield, in that it uses social media, including Facebook, to make wellness fun. But instead of confining itself to physical exercise, it gives participants a series of individually tailored Daily Challenges, [Bryce] Williams noted.

http://www.informationweek.com/news/healthcare/patient/232900572

So Appy Together

MYH Admin — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 20:33:19 +0000

You can’t throw a rock in this town without hitting a self-tracking startup. ... Daily Challenge from South End–based MeYou Health sends you e-mails and texts that help you set tiny goals each day.

http://www.bostonmagazine.com/articles/so_appy_together_how_smartphones_are_changing_human_evolution/page1

Daily Challenges Create a Better You with MeYou Health

MYH Admin — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:00:36 +0000

Regardless of the issues one may want to improve, all can agree that actually taking the steps towards a goal is the hardest part. MeYouHealth may have created one of the most relevant and feasible ways to create a better you.

http://www.dietsinreview.com/diet_column/02/create-a-better-you-with-meyouhealth/

Web based interventions increase success with social ties

MYH Admin — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:03:10 +0000

If you're contemplating an eHealth intervention, new research suggests you're better off doing it with a friend.

Medical health experts from from MeYou Health, a company set on improving daily personal well-being, discovered that web-based interventions done with friends have more success than those pursued alone.

https://docs.google.com/a/meyouhealth.com/document/d/1-xgJJqzVPdgWUp2yJBMzN2O5-zTkTWRxWmt8HubM2-M/edit

Social Influence as a Driver of Engagement in a Web-Based Health Intervention

MYH Admin — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 17:45:31 +0000

MeYou Health's first scientific paper is published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research—

http://www.jmir.org/2012/1/e36/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+JMedInternetRes+%28Journal+of+Medical+Internet+Research+%28atom%29%29

Taking on small challenges can enrich lives

MYH Admin — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 17:00:27 +0000

A friend on Facebook suggested David Statler check out a website that might appeal to his fitness and wellness interests.

MeYouHealth's Daily Challenge program intrigued him. If he signed up - for free - he'd get a daily email suggesting one small thing he could do to improve his well-being. "It didn't seem overly complicated," he said. "The challenges were simple, not overly done."

http://www.dailymail.com/foodandliving/201201270059

Make Healthy Changes Stick

MYH Admin — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 20:27:25 +0000

Ready to commit to a healthier lifestyle but don't know where to start? Sign up for the Daily Challenge web app (no smartphone needed!). Every day at 7 a.m. you'll be emailed a specific task, along with how to do it, and why it will boost your health...

Read the full mention in the March 2012 print edition of Woman's Day, page 26.

Daily Challenge provides tips for healthy living

MYH Admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 15:08:10 +0000

Daily Challenge is a free web game that sends you an e-mail each morning with a fun challenge. These challenges are small, attainable action related to healthy living that you can do within 24 hours.

Don't worry these challenges aren't always exercise goals. You may take on a stress relieving task or a healthy food goal.

http://www.todaysthv.com/news/article/191601/126/Todays-Web-Report-A-challenge-a-day-toward-a-healthier-life

Louisville man completes year of daily challenges

MYH Admin — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:38:07 +0000

[Michael Duerr] said the MeYou Health website is a great opportunity for people who want to set daily goals and reach them with support from others. He said his toughest challenges so far have involved dealing with issues from his past. There are tracks on the website where you can focus on certain areas like that. Self-esteem or time management or self improvement are just some of the areas you can focus on, Duerr said.

http://www.thedailytimes.com/Blount_Life/story/Louisville-man-completes-year-of-daily-challenges-id-019873

Social Games For Health Behavior Modification

MYH Admin — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 14:27:00 +0000

[General Manager Chris] Cartter works for a Boston company called MeYou Health, which is cranking out these well-being apps for the iPhone. Largely the games use a concept of small action--little by little a specific goal is approached.

http://www.science20.com/eye_brainstorm/social_games_health_behavior_modification-86155