Health ideathon

The ideathon aimed to increase health awareness among students and inspire them to develop innovative solutions to solve health problems related to rural healthcare, private healthcare regulation, and countering loneliness, anxiety, and stress. Participants were mentored by domain experts and presented their solutions to a panel of judges. The problem statements included: preventive measures for suicide among teenagers, dealing with loneliness among geriatric population, use AI in field of mental health without causing job losses among medical professionals, finding appropriate resources and support for mental health among local communities, improving accessibility to mental health resources and services in underserved areas, mental health issues of people with chronic illnesses, reducing sedentary behavior among students, accessible fitness solutions for students, reducing stress and anxiety through physical activities and open innovation in healthcare sector. Healthiathon, health ideathon was organized by the WEAL Club at RR Campus on September 11, 2024.