兒童數字醫療技術的未來

Kids now grow up using mobile technologies, so digital health is not shying away from reaching out to the younger generation. Children tend to be a very open-minded audience, able to absorb useful information presented to them in compelling, innovative ways. Digital health strategies can engage them and help them develop healthy habits while habits are still forming. However, since this is a vulnerable and impressionable population, safety standards need to be considered, and parental support and involvement is beneficial.

現代兒童在使用移動技術中長大,所以數字醫療對年輕一代是無法避免的。兒童趨向成爲思想開明的觀衆,他們能夠在競爭和創新方法上吸收有用的信息。在習慣養成的階段，數字衛生策略能幫助他們養成健康的習慣。然而,由於這是一個敏感、脆弱、易受影響的羣體, 需要考慮一些安全標準，及父母的支持和參與對孩子們也是有益的。

Some technologies and gadgets aimed at kids are adaptations of adult versions. The kid’s version establishes a reliable growth chart that gives parents information on their child’s growth and development simply by checking their smartphone.

專門針對孩子們的技術和設備，是成人技術和設備的改良版。孩子的版本，通過檢查他們的智能手機，設置了一個可靠的增長圖表,這個圖表讓父母知道他們孩子成長的信息。

Other health inventions allow children to more actively participate in the measuring and analyzing their own health, while at the same time enabling the sharing of their health information with parents. Kids can now measure their weight, activity levels and some parameters connected with certain chronic diseases. For instance, Ayogo’s Monster Manor App is a free game that encourages kids with type 1 diabetes to check their blood sugar regularly and helps them manage their disease better.

其他健康發明讓孩子們更加積極地參與到測量和分析他們的健康狀況上,並能分享他們的健康信息給家長。現在孩子們能測量體重、活動水平和某些慢性疾病的一些參數。例如怪物莊園的應用程序是一個免費遊戲,這款遊戲鼓勵1型糖尿病兒童定期檢查血糖,幫助他們更好地控制他們的疾病。

Since young children often suffer from food allergies and intolerances, so a device that would help them test their food for allergens might prove to be very useful.

因爲兒童經常會患有食物過敏症,所以能有一款幫助測試他們食物過敏原的設備，可能是非常有用的。

A UCLA research team has developed a way to examine food using a personalized food-testing platform on a cell phone. The lightweight device attaches to a common cell phone and offers the same accuracy as laboratory tests.

加州大學洛杉磯分校的一個研究小組已經開發了一種通過在手機上使用個性化食品檢測平臺來檢測食品的方法。普通的手機連接上輕量級設備,就能提供與實驗室測試相同的精確度。