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LifeGuard Games

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Yes
Program Contact First Name: 
Alexander
Program Contact Last Name: 
Ryu
Phone: 
507-261-5938
Website URL: 
www.lifeguardgames.com
What year was your program established?: 
2013
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LifeGuard Games builds game apps to help kids manage asthma. Our first app is Wellapets, a pet game for iOS and Android, out now!

LifeGuard Games was founded by a medical student at Harvard, a Glamour Top 10 College Woman, a talented artist and an aspiring pediatrician turned software engineer. All four are deeply passionate about developing technology to help with the management of chronic conditions, like asthma. Specifically, we wanted to help patients and clinicians by developing educational games that can teach and motivate patients to manage their health.

The team's first app, Wellapets, is a virtual pet game in which kids ages 6-11 care for a lovable fire-breathing dragon who wants to blow fire but can't unless its asthma is well-controlled. We've worked with pediatricians in Boston to design Wellapets such that care for the pet teaches kids what they need to know if they or their their friends have asthma, including inhaler technique and timing, trigger avoidance and symptom recognition.

Feel free to get in touch regarding feedback or suggestions for the game! We respond promptly.

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Asthma Family Project, Detroit MI (Wayne State University School of Medicine & Children's Hospital of Michigan, Pediatrics)

Are you the primary contact for this program?: 
Yes
Program Contact First Name: 
Phebe
Program Contact Last Name: 
Lam
Phone: 
3135776994
Website URL: 
What year was your program established?: 
2008
What community do you primarily serve?: 
African American
What type of area do you serve?: 
Urban
Low-Income
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HARP (Home Asthma Response Program)

Are you the primary contact for this program?: 
Yes
Program Contact First Name: 
June
Program Contact Last Name: 
Tourangeau
Phone: 
401-456-4310
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What year was your program established?: 
2010
What community do you primarily serve?: 
White
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What type of area do you serve?: 
Urban
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Asthma home visiting program in connection with 2 other agencies and funded by grants. AE-C and CHW do home visiting at ED and or Hospitilized asthmatic children. Provide asthma education, visual inspection and enviromental supplies.
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