Medication Booklet for Children, 'Healthy Kids'

Abstract

The Medication Booklet for Children named 'Healthy Kids' was designed not only for recording medicines when children is sick but also for daily use to protect children's health. The target age is from 0 to 14 years old, matched with that for pediatrics treatment. Many ideas are involved, such as easy observation check lists pages for housewives to reduce their physical and psychological stress. The design tried to reduce the negative image of a medication booklet, and emphasizes pleasantness for stress free daily use. The booklet is connected to the homepage of the NPO 'Kids and Medicine', so that parents can obtain reliable and updated information. The network is also intended to realize sustainable and interactive social network among parents and medical specialists such as pharmacists. In the development process, user participatory approach was taken.