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Topic Presentation1. Community, Need &
Quality of Life2. Community of our choice
and its sub communities3. Specific needs4. Stakeholders5. What we’ve done so far &
future plans
T3012 - 04Christine LeeRaymond Ly
Jack XueBill Zhao
CommunityA collection of individuals with a common or similar set of interests and needs
Examples: o Gym members at GoodLife o Pregnant woman at various stages of
pregnancyo Night shift workers
NeedA lack of something necessary, desirable, oruseful which will significantly improve one’s quality of life
Examples:o Food/Water/Sheltero Self-actualization, respect
Quality of LifePersonal satisfaction with the conditions under which one lives, ease of one’s day to day struggles
Examples:oWealthoHealthoConvenience
Pregnant Women constantly plagued by numerous
discomforts and inconveniences many problems, habitual, biological or
physical can be addressed their quality of life can be greatly
improvedPROJECT: we are searching for a need
that we can solve with a technical solution to improve quality of life
Sub-communities We split up the pregnant community
by the stage of their pregnancy and by their age
We thought that the various stages of pregnancy and various age groups can result in different discomforts
Possible NeedsGeneral: Nutrition Protection from
exposure: air pollution, chemicals, etc.
Physical activity/wellness
Comfort Overall health
Third Trimester: Time of labour Transportation
Teenagers: Money
School/Education
Stakeholders Pregnant Women Future Mothers Doctors Families Manufacturers Government Hospitals
Contacting Stakeholders Mount Sinai
Hospital Toronto
General Hospital
Maternity Ward Prenatal Classes Parenting
Classes
Looking at forums• http://babyandbump.momtastic.com/• http://www.thepregnancyforum.com/
Searching nearby hospitals/classes:• http://www.mountsinai.on.ca/care/pre
natal-education-program/prenatal-classes
What we’ve done so far
Future Plans! Hospitals – doctors, gynecologists
Prenatal classes
Parenting classes
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