Air Force multimedia center releases first two apps

The Center of Excellence for Medical Multimedia (CEMM), an initiative of the Air Force Surgeon General, has released its first two mobile apps: the CEMM Virtual Medical Center app and a pregnancy app called "My Pregnancy A to Z Journal,” according to the Air Education and Training Command website.

These apps now are available for airmen and all military health system beneficiaries.

The CEMM Virtual Medical Center app includes three elements: a military treatment facility locator, a Tricare Plan finder and a section on patient education. The patient education section allows app users to look up immunization information, see lists of common health questions, view animations of medical terms or diseases, access an extensive CEMM library and even list and track their own prescriptions.

The pregnancy app allows users to upload a tool for sharing images and photos like ultrasounds, a mobile journal, an events log and a health statistics tracker, among others. The app also can be programmed to push notifications to expectant mothers depending on their stage of pregnancy. The development and release of the pregnancy app involves not only the CEMM, but also the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences and other service branches.

CEMM will launch another app this summer called "eWellness," which will allow users to track and learn more about aspects of their general health as well as certain medical conditions.

The CEMM Virtual Medical Center and pregnancy apps can be downloaded at the CEMM library.