Computer and video games are one of today's fastest growing media forms and provide an exciting range of opportunities to address some of our nation's most complex health and health care challenges.
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TEDMED's Great Challenges in Health and Medicine
June 14, 2013 | Program Result Report
TEDMED launched the Great Challenges Program to explore "20 of the most complex, multifaceted, and insufficiently understood challenges to the health and health care of Americans."
What's Next Health: Daniel Kraft
May 15, 2013 | Story/Video
The What's Next Health series features leading thinkers and visionaries. Executive director of FutureMed, Daniel Kraft, MD, discusses approaches to "escape velocity" in health care.
AF4Q Games to Generate Data Challenge
April 4, 2013 | Story
Five finalist teams were announced at the conclusion of Phase I of AF4Q's Game Challenge, a competition to create game applications that generate useful health care quality data to improve health and health care.
Video Game-Based Exercise, Latino Children's Physical Health, and Academic Achievement
March 1, 2013 | Journal Article
Exergames shown to improve Latino childrens' cardiorespiratory endurance, as well as their math scores.
Health Games Research: Advancing effectiveness of interactive games for health
January 30, 2013 | National Program
Advancing effectiveness of interactive games for health.
Submit a Proposal
January 30, 2013
Have an idea you think may help solve a pressing challenge in health and health care? We want to hear from you.
Games for Health
January 30, 2013 | Grantee
Supporting the development of cutting-edge games and game technologies to improve health and health care.
Programs and Grants
January 30, 2013
Learn about the programs and grants funded by the Pioneer Portfolio.
News
January 30, 2013
News and upcoming events from the Pioneer Portfolio.
Strategy
January 30, 2013
The Pioneer Portfolio invests in innovation at many different stages. Learn about the projects we fund.