Fundación MAPFRE Names three finalists from U.S. in global Social Innovation Awards

Fundación MAPFRE names three finalists from U.S. in global Social Innovation Awards. The awards, in its sixth year and launched in partnership with IR University, recognize innovative projects with the potential for strong social impact in three categories: e-Health, sustainable mobility and the silver economy.

From the U.S., the three finalists are:

e-Health category finalist: Dr. Jennifer Arnold with Boston Children’s Hospital – Ready.Sim.Go. The project includes a prototype for a mannequin that can be used to train parents and caregivers of children with complex medical conditions as part of the patient discharge education process.

Silver economy category finalist: Dr. Shea Gregg with FallCall Solutions – FallCall Detect. FallCall Detectis an app built on Apple Watch intended for seniors and caregivers that deploys patented fall detection to determine severity of falls.

Sustainable mobility category finalist: Ryan Frankel with This App Saves Lives (TASL). TASL is a mobile app-based solution addressing dangerous distracted driving behavior.

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