The
Weigh2Rock system allows online self-monitoring and manage-
ment of weight by children and teenagers, with online background
guidance/support from their healthcare provider or mentor.
What
Children Learn
An online "school" teaches a child or teen why they become
overweight, what are the health risks, and what are the steps needed to
attain a healthy weight. Tips to avoid unhealthy eating, sedentary behavior,
and emotional eating are also provided.
Automated
Self-Care (eCare)
A
secure “eCare Area” allows self-monitoring and management
of a child's weight,
with provider/mentor
guidance. Children set
their goal weights and weight loss rate per week, in conjunction with
provider/mentor input. A software "robot" provides
interactive feedback to the children on their progress. An online community
of several thousand overweight children and adolescents provides social
interaction and peer support by means of
bulletin boards,
chat rooms, a
community "weigh-in page", and online “weight-loss buddies”.
Minimal Provider/Mentor Time Required
Healthcare providers, PE teachers, personal trainers, counselors,
and other mentors may follow and interactively support their overweight
children online via the secure eCare Area and a personal "eRoom" for each
child. Optional pre-designed message templates and online management tools greatly leverage provider/mentor time, so that only a few minutes per week per child are
actually required from the provider/mentor. Digital photographs of the child and the
provider/mentor can personalize the interactions, if desired.
Electronic
Accountability
A
child may use a specially designed
digital scale, called an "eScale"
(wireless model shown at left, cabled version lower right), which connects
to a computer in a school, clinic, or community center, or to the child's home computer. The eScale automatically sends the
child's weight and comments to his/her
individual online
weight chart. (The advantage of the eScale is that it renders the child
"electronically accountable", in that the weight value cannot be erroneously
entered or changed). The weight
chart results may be viewed at
anytime (via password) by the child/parents or by the child's healthcare
provider/mentor. The provider/mentor may post support messages in the
child’s secure “eRoom”.
How does the
Weigh2Rock System work?
1) A healthcare practitioner, clinic, school, or health club requests use
of the
Weigh2Rock system. 90-day free
trials are available.
2) A private "online group" is then set up, with whatever name the organization would like, e.g. "HealthyKids".
The organization's providers or mentors then
register on the weigh2rock site under the organization's online group. Next, the organization's participating children and teens sign up under
the online group and select their provider or mentor from a list.
3) Optional wireless or cabled eScales may be interfaced to computers in the clinic, school, or
community center, or to home computers. The eScale software is web-based, so that no
installation disks are required. Seven (7) day a week technical
assistance is available.
4) Real time data and statistics of the organization's group are available (via password) in Excel spread
sheet format, suitable for research studies.
For information or questions email:
, or call 206-448-4414.
