News Report | November 17, 2019
Facebook Launches ‘Preventive Health’ Tool To Connect People To Health Resources
On October 28, 2019, Facebook announced the launch of the "Preventive Health" tool for personal health care. This preventive tool connects users in the United States to health resources and checkup reminders. The tool is freely available in to all Facebook users in the United States, through the Facebook Mobile app.
The tool is aimed to combat heart disease and cancer, because they are the leading causes of death in the United States, and flu as a seasonal illness. Facebook created the Preventive Heath tool in partnership with leading US health organizations, including the American Cancer Society (ACS), the American . . .