Noom Establishes Its First-Ever Social Impact Program with the Launch of Noom Impact, Providing Free Health Solutions to People in Need
April 30 2024 - 8:03AM
Noom, the leading digital healthcare company committed to chronic
disease prevention and empowering people to live better and
healthier lives, proudly announces the launch of its first-ever
social impact program, Noom Impact. The new program from Noom
aims to partner with non-profit organizations that work with
communities who could benefit from free access to Noom.
Noom Impact debuts during National Donate Life Month with its
first initiative in a collaborative partnership with Project Donor,
a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to helping prospective
organ donors achieve donation eligibility by meeting robust health
benchmarks. Through this partnership, Noom will give Project Donor
participants the app for free to help them meet these benchmarks,
which vary from donation center to donation center but generally
include specific BMI requirements, a moderate blood pressure range,
and adequate heart health.
“Thanks to the Project Donor and Noom partnership, I lost 17
pounds in under three months qualifying me to donate my kidney,”
said Rachel Watson, Noom user and alumna of Project Donor. “I
successfully reached my donation goal weight with the help of Noom!
Achieving my goal meant not only was my body healthier, but I was
also able to save someone else’s life with my kidney donation. I am
so grateful for the opportunity to make a positive impact!”
Project Donor is housed under the University of Chicago’s
Radical Innovation for Social Change lab, a team that generates
breakthrough solutions to the world’s most difficult social
problems. Obesity and loneliness are two critical public health
crises Noom addresses through healthcare tech innovation. Noom
takes a unique approach to building its platform to address “The
Four C’s” – Clinicians, Coaching, Curriculum, and Community.
“Our strategic approach has created a foundation on which Noom
is able to help drive meaningful social impact,” said Noom’s Chief
Executive Officer, Geoff Cook. “This is a critical moment for
global health – and Noom’s technology is uniquely positioned to
provide life-changing support to help people take control of their
health, and at the same time, impact the lives of others. We’re
proud that people are utilizing Noom to support efforts like
Project Donor.”
“Live organ donation is a profound gift that enhances more than
just the recipient’s life,” said Noom’s Chief of Psychology, Dr.
Andreas Michaelides. “We’re thrilled to empower people willing to
give such a gift by supporting them with our psychological and
behavior change tools to make a lasting impact in the lives of
giver and receiver.”
Noom is using psychology, innovation, and medicine to partner
with people everywhere to live better, healthier lives. Non-profit
organizations with missions that align with this objective can
contact comms@noom.com to share more about the populations who
could benefit from access to Noom’s products and services. To learn
more about Noom Impact, visit www.noom.com/social-impact.
About Noom:Noom is the digital healthcare
company empowering people to live better, longer lives. Noom
connects people to content, coaching, community, and clinicians to
improve whole-person health. Noom also works with leading health
plans and employers offering Noom Med COE, Noom GLP-1 Companion,
Noom Healthy Weight, and Noom Diabetes Prevention to millions of
covered lives. The company has been awarded multiple grants from
the National Institutes of Health and was the first mobile
application recognized by the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention as a certified diabetes prevention program.
Headquartered in New York City, Noom has been named one of Inc.'s
Best Places to Work, Quartz's Best Workplaces for Remote Workers,
and Fortune's Best Workplaces in Technology. For more information,
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Contact:Brandyn Bissingercomms@noom.com
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