Role: Co-Founder & Lead Designer
Team: Co-Founder (Pediatric Asthma Program Manager), student brand design and development team
Timeline: October 2018 - February 2020
Tools: Figma, Miro

💡 The Challenge

Despite having Asthma Action Plans (AAPs), families:

  • Can’t always tell which “zone” their child is in

  • Don’t remember or understand what steps to take

  • Often have outdated or inaccessible plans

  • May not know if their inhaler is empty or expired

We asked: How might we help caregivers make timely, confident decisions about asthma care?

🔍 Our Research

We interviewed 8 families, 2 pediatricians, and 1 school nurse.
Key insights:

  • Paper-based AAPs are hard to interpret

  • Kids can’t always articulate symptoms

  • Stressful moments = low recall on what the plan instructed

  • Parents want reminders about daily medication and simple steps in emergencies

🧩 Our Solution

We created a mobile companion that:

  • Tracks symptoms and medication use

  • Identifies asthma zones automatically

  • Offers zone-specific guidance from the AAP

  • Alerts users when inhalers are running low or expiring

✏️ Design Highlights

1. Guided Onboarding
We walk users through entering their child's asthma history, medications, and care plan.

📸 (show onboarding screens from second image columns 1–2)

2. Symptom Tracking & Alerts
Parents log symptoms daily and get zone-based guidance (e.g., “You’re in Yellow Zone – use Albuterol now”).

📸 (show symptom tracking flows from columns 5–6)

3. Smart Action Plan
We translated the paper AAP into a dynamic, interactive format that updates based on inputs.

📸 (columns 7–8 — AAP and medication plans)

✅ Outcomes

  • Final prototype tested with 3 families: “It’s so much easier to follow than the paper.”

  • Pediatrician advisor is using it in a pilot at a local clinic

  • Featured at our design fellowship showcase

🔁 Reflection

This project deepened my understanding of:

  • Translating clinical documents into usable interfaces

  • Designing for moments of stress

  • Balancing clarity and customization in health tools

A mobile app that empowers families of children with asthma to better understand and act on their Asthma Action Plan.

Children with asthma often struggle because their caregivers don’t have the right information at the right time. BreatheEasy helps families confidently manage symptoms before they become emergencies.