Newton Launches Online Health and Fitness Tool

The following is a press release issued by the City of Newton about a new online health and wellness site:

In partnership with Newton Wellesley Hospital and FiVi Health Networks, the City of Newton is proud to launch a new feature on its website to help residents and city employees achieve a healthier lifestyle.

The FiVi online platform helps users select their health and wellness goals and make the day to day decisions to accomplish those goals. The technology will allow users to track their exercise activities, create or leverage other user’s walking, jogging or cycling routes, join other users in exercise groups or create groups of their own.Other features of the system include the ability to track health metrics like blood pressure and access to short video segments from experts on topics like nutrition and other basic health information.

“We are very pleased to be partnering with FiVi Health Networks and Newton Wellesley Hospital to launch this exciting new initiative. As part of our ongoing commitment to wellness and preventive health for our employees and our community, I hope people will take advantage of this system,” Mayor Setti Warren said.

Dori Zaleznik MD, Commissioner of Health and Human Services, added, “With all of the stresses of everyday life today, it is hard to focus on prevention and work on decreasing risk factors for chronic diseases such as smoking, high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol and obesity. While nothing happens overnight, incremental steps to improve nutrition, control weight, stop smoking, and increase physical activity will benefit us all. We hope everyone will register for and make use of this free resource to launch our community on the path to a healthier future.”

According to FiVi CEO Nabil Aidoud, “This is a wonderful health ecosystem play, where the local trusted healthcare provider works directly with the city’s administration leveraging our platform to innovate on programs that reflect the needs of the community.”

The system, which will launch on Thursday, September 8th, can be accessed for free on the City of Newton website.