SBIR/STTR Research Award
Community Based Worksite Wellness App Linking Employees to Wellness Resources
Award amount
$149,112Program and phase
SBIR · Phase IAward year
2019Award details
- Awarding agency
- Department of Health and Human Services
- Branch
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Recipient company
- Vimcity, LLC
- Proposal award date
- Not reported
- Contract end date
- Not reported
- UEI
- FB7TFGBR5M33
- Solicitation number
- Not reported
- Topic code
- ODCDC
Research abstract
There is a significantunmet needand commercialization opportunity for small business worksite wellness programs that Vimcity can providethrough a mobile technology solutionVimcity offers an innovativecommunity based web and mobile platform application to overcome small business barriers to worksite wellnessBy connecting the workforce to health promoting resources through their webbased productVimcity plans to increase health awareness by incorporating gamificationrandomnessrewardssocial sharingand multi channel messaging in the Vimcity applicationEmployees will engage in health promoting activitieswhile being notified of local products and services that strategically offer a win win between their health and health of the local community and economyThis Phase I SBIR project will research and design a prototype to determine the feasibility of a community based worksite wellness application for use in any size company and communityThe Vimcity Team will utilize their vast and diverse network and expertise in marketingtechnologyand worksite health promotion to build an innovativeweb based app with the ability to grow and scale nationallyThe overall impact of the proposed work will provide low cost wellness programs to small businesseswhile creating a network of individualsbusinessesand resources to help small business owners access wellness resources
Technology keywords
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