Features and Accessories: Using Technology Tools for Health

With constant technological advancements in the world of health and fitness, products and services continuously emerge that help consumers stay fit and motivated, track progress, and find information necessary to make healthy decisions. You can find these products to help yourself, your family, and your local and global communities by searching the Internet and using applications on your mobile devices.

Technology and Tracking Your Fitness

With the help of technology, you can track your nutrition and monitor your progress during physical activities. This allows you to set goals and examine the effectiveness of your workouts. In this interactivity, you will learn about different technological tools to help you reach your health and fitness goals. Click the player button to begin.

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Technology and Medicine

Many applications and websites inform you about a variety of health subjects, and also act as medical references by providing general knowledge and advice, home remedies, and in-depth information from doctors and pharmacists. In addition, they allow you to compare health products and services.

Advancements in technology constantly change the landscape of healthcare. For example, new research findings and innovations help prevent, manage, and cure certain illnesses and diseases. Furthermore, advancements in technology enhance how research is conducted, and change how medical knowledge and tools are invented. Technology also allows various entities in the healthcare field to collect, organize, and analyze information about trends, which affects the quality and accessibility of healthcare. You can even find statistical data online through medical publications. If you or a family member have a specific illness or disease, it is important that you become informed about the latest medical treatments and their uses. This will enable you to knowledgeably ask your doctor about options.


In the early 1900s, doctors normally visited and treated patients in their homes. Care was more rudimentary and personal. Now, people visit doctors in medical facilities like offices and hospitals, where more extensive care is given, and where many patients are treated. Elaborate data systems keep track of patients' medical histories that allow healthcare providers to easily and quickly pull needed information for check-ups or treatments. Doctors and nurses often carry mobile devices to record data, and write and send prescriptions to your pharmacy. Mobile monitoring devices can send information on a patient's current glucose level, blood pressure, weight, and other health data directly to a healthcare provider or other service. A severely high or low reading may prompt someone in emergency care to visit a patient. Such advancements in technology aim to streamline healthcare and save lives. Advancements in data systems and remote monitoring systems are intended to decrease healthcare costs by cutting down on the time and resources needed to collect, enter, store, and retrieve information, and by improving the care given.

Using Technology Tools for Health Review

Now that you have learned about using technology tools for health, review your knowledge in this non-graded activity. Click the player button to get started.