Maternal and Child Health Handbook App 'Boshimo' Launches in Iizuna Town, Nagano Prefecture!
The maternal and child health handbook app 'Boshimo' by Boshimo Inc. has been introduced in Iizuna Town, Nagano Prefecture, and started service on April 1st. Child-rearing households can now easily manage health records and vaccinations on their smartphones and receive information from the local government.
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The maternal and child health handbook app 'Boshimo,' operated by Boshimo Inc., has been introduced in Iizuna Town, Kamiminochi District, Nagano Prefecture, and will be available as the 'Maternal and Child Health Handbook App' starting Wednesday, April 1st.
Iizuna Town is promoting community development to support the growth of all children with the basic philosophy of 'A village of apples where children's happiness comes to fruition - aiming for a town full of happiness and hope, supported by everyone in child-rearing.'
This time, 'Boshimo,' which allows the data from paper maternal and child health handbooks to be recorded digitally and has been introduced in over 830 municipalities, was adopted. Its operation will begin based on the Children and Families Agency's policy of utilizing electronic maternal and child health handbooks and promoting Maternal and Child Health DX*1.
'Boshimo' is an app that easily supports managing vaccination schedules, health check-up results, and distributing local information on smartphones, tablets, and PCs. Since the data is stored in the cloud, it serves as a backup in case the maternal and child health handbook is lost due to a disaster. It also supports continued use when moving to other municipalities or changing phone models, allowing for peace of mind.
◆ 'Boshimo' launches in Iizuna Town, Nagano, aiming to be a town where people can raise children with peace of mind through diverse support!
At Iizuna Town's child-rearing support facility 'Mitsudon's House,' various events such as parenting consultations, parent-child interaction classes, family events, Nakayoshi Hiroba (facility open house), Ohisama Hiroba (nursery school open house), and health and nutrition consultations are planned, leading to the creation of a community where child-rearing can be done with peace of mind.
Furthermore, the town is working to reduce the burden on child-rearing families by offering services such as childcare, temporary daycare, short stays, dispatch of home-visit support staff for child-rearing households, operation of a post-illness childcare room, and a family support center project.
In addition, as a 'Child-rearing Support Grant' to wish for the healthy growth of children, 200,000 yen is provided at birth, 30,000 yen upon graduation from nursery school, and 50,000 yen each upon graduation from elementary and junior high school. This provides financial support to child-rearing households and builds a foundation for them to want to continue raising children in this town.
This time, 'Boshimo' was adopted as a new tool for disseminating child-rearing information to help child-rearing households use the town's initiatives more conveniently.
◆ Thoroughly supporting pregnancy, childbirth, and child-rearing with a community-based app!
The 'Maternal and Child Health Handbook App' adopted by Iizuna Town is a service compatible with smartphones, tablets, and PCs. It is full of convenient functions to help busy mothers and fathers, such as recording and managing health data for expectant mothers and children, managing vaccination schedules, providing advice on childbirth and child-rearing, a function for sharing with family members like grandparents living in distant areas, and notifying users of information distributed by the town.
The 'Dekita yo Kinenbi' (I did it! Anniversary) feature, which can be used as a parenting diary, was created based on the Children and Families Agency's maternal and child health handbook format examples. It not only allows users to record developmental stages and parenting-related anniversaries, including the 'guardian's records' from the handbook, with photos and messages, but also serves as a guide for the child's growth and development.
Furthermore, even when social environments change due to infectious diseases, important information such as warnings from the municipality and advice from public health nurses can be instantly delivered to those who need it via the app in text or video format, enabling safe childbirth and child-rearing even in emergencies.
Iizuna Town is promoting community development to support the growth of all children with the basic philosophy of 'A village of apples where children's happiness comes to fruition - aiming for a town full of happiness and hope, supported by everyone in child-rearing.'
This time, 'Boshimo,' which allows the data from paper maternal and child health handbooks to be recorded digitally and has been introduced in over 830 municipalities, was adopted. Its operation will begin based on the Children and Families Agency's policy of utilizing electronic maternal and child health handbooks and promoting Maternal and Child Health DX*1.
'Boshimo' is an app that easily supports managing vaccination schedules, health check-up results, and distributing local information on smartphones, tablets, and PCs. Since the data is stored in the cloud, it serves as a backup in case the maternal and child health handbook is lost due to a disaster. It also supports continued use when moving to other municipalities or changing phone models, allowing for peace of mind.
◆ 'Boshimo' launches in Iizuna Town, Nagano, aiming to be a town where people can raise children with peace of mind through diverse support!
At Iizuna Town's child-rearing support facility 'Mitsudon's House,' various events such as parenting consultations, parent-child interaction classes, family events, Nakayoshi Hiroba (facility open house), Ohisama Hiroba (nursery school open house), and health and nutrition consultations are planned, leading to the creation of a community where child-rearing can be done with peace of mind.
Furthermore, the town is working to reduce the burden on child-rearing families by offering services such as childcare, temporary daycare, short stays, dispatch of home-visit support staff for child-rearing households, operation of a post-illness childcare room, and a family support center project.
In addition, as a 'Child-rearing Support Grant' to wish for the healthy growth of children, 200,000 yen is provided at birth, 30,000 yen upon graduation from nursery school, and 50,000 yen each upon graduation from elementary and junior high school. This provides financial support to child-rearing households and builds a foundation for them to want to continue raising children in this town.
This time, 'Boshimo' was adopted as a new tool for disseminating child-rearing information to help child-rearing households use the town's initiatives more conveniently.
◆ Thoroughly supporting pregnancy, childbirth, and child-rearing with a community-based app!
The 'Maternal and Child Health Handbook App' adopted by Iizuna Town is a service compatible with smartphones, tablets, and PCs. It is full of convenient functions to help busy mothers and fathers, such as recording and managing health data for expectant mothers and children, managing vaccination schedules, providing advice on childbirth and child-rearing, a function for sharing with family members like grandparents living in distant areas, and notifying users of information distributed by the town.
The 'Dekita yo Kinenbi' (I did it! Anniversary) feature, which can be used as a parenting diary, was created based on the Children and Families Agency's maternal and child health handbook format examples. It not only allows users to record developmental stages and parenting-related anniversaries, including the 'guardian's records' from the handbook, with photos and messages, but also serves as a guide for the child's growth and development.
Furthermore, even when social environments change due to infectious diseases, important information such as warnings from the municipality and advice from public health nurses can be instantly delivered to those who need it via the app in text or video format, enabling safe childbirth and child-rearing even in emergencies.