DFA HEALTH TEAMAviva Altmann
Eric Hung
Karan Kumar
Vikash Patel
Phil Sohn
Albert Yang
The Team
The Vision• How can we improve…
Health?
Healthcare
Healthcare
• 16% Uninsured• Cost Being Limiting factor
• United States spends twice as much in healthcare per capita than any other country!• 75% of spending on chronic conditions• Half of bankruptcy filings are because of health costs!
• Comparatively high infant mortality and low life expectancy when compared to other countries
Lifestyle
Lifestyle
• 75% of the population is overweight…• Only 35% of population exercises
Eating Habits• 40% of Americans eat too fast• 30% eat without every putting their utensils down• 50% do not know how much food is enough
• 25% always clean up plate • 80% believe they can control their eating habits
Disabilities
Disabilities
• 45% of Americans are disabled• Also a huge number do not report disability – “there is tremendous denial”
• Economics• 70% of disabled are unemployed – highest unemployed demographic
• “A qualified person who has disabilities has a 1 in 100 chance of getting a job when compared to people with similar qualifications”
Focus Areas• Healthcare:
How can we improve healthcare distribution and access to under privileged areas?
• Lifestyle
How can we promote healthier living habits? Exercise? Eating habits? Hygiene?
• Disabilities
How can we improve the lives of people with disabilities? Wheelchair users?
Even-More Focus Areas• Apply our 3 sections to UCLA Campus
Lifestyle:
-Promote better eating habits and exercise within the Dining halls and Gym
Healthcare:
-Ashe Center healthcare distribution model to students
Disabilities:
-Learn from UCLA’s Office for Student Disabilities
Where we are now• Getting in touch with Dining hall management to learn
more about student eating habits and gain support for our project
• Need to find a focused and reframed question so we can begin ideating in winter
• Begin user research and interviews
Where we’re going• Realized that we do not have a focus question, we were
hoping that a problem would come after interviews
• Will Skype with Jedi Master Yuri to refocus our thoughts
• Focus on Student lifestyle and habits instead of spreading ourselves thin across three different focus areas
Our How Can We?
“My first time in college was the first time I was given freedom in what I eat…
…so I had Ice Cream with every meal”
-Amanda Flegal
Questions• And btw have a happy Thanksgiving!
