GeekWire November 26, 2022
Seattle-area company One Item is working with the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) to support a study of a rural community in Arkansas at risk of poor heart health.
The UAMS Heart Healthy Communities initiative aims to reduce health outcome inequality in rural Arkansas through studying a target population with historically poor health outcomes. The app is used in combination with other efforts, such as linking people with social services and medical providers.
Founded in 2016, One Item has been working with UAMS for about two years and recently announced that the study has expanded to enroll more people, aiming for more than 200 subjects.
The startup’s Health Science Index app is a cornerstone of the study, said...