Graduate Studies

Design for Health (MDes)

Victoria Weng

1. MRP: Supporting Diverse Prediabetic Adults in Making Healthy Lifestyle Changes

The prevalence of prediabetes is on the rise in Canada, but we lack a cross-cultural and scalable diabetes prevention program that is able to meet the needs of diverse prediabetic Canadians. By adopting a design thinking research approach, we aimed to understand the needs and struggles of prediabetic Canadians through interviews, questionnaires, and co-design workshops in order to design a thoughtful evidence-based mobile application. The end result was a holistic app prototype called "Dishbliss" that helps users track their meals, plan meals, track their activity, and feel supported through a support group and health coach.Created in collaboration with Yesmeen GhaderExplore the full interactive Dishbliss prototype and report below.

“Dishbliss is a human-centred, holistic and evidence-based program that supports Canadians in making lifestyle changes and healthy decisions to delay or prevent the development of Type 2 Diabetes. The development of this app is the result of consistent user engagement and feedback from experts and physicians. ”