The Globe and Mail ran a nice article this morning about the eHealth Young Innovators Summer Camp that was coordinated by our office and sponsored by TELUS. It was a real pleasure to host the camp at UBC, and we are so pleased to have this feedback from the students and the press.
Harvey Zhang, one of the campers is quoted in the article, summing up one of the reasons why we felt this camp was so important:
‘Call it geeky, but eventually [computer know-how] will become the norm,’ said Mr. Zhang, a University Hill Secondary School student. ‘Really it’s true. In a decade from now, I’m guessing, if you go to anyone, they’ll know how to operate basic computer modules, phone modules. Go back a decade, nobody knew how to use Android [phones] or iPods. The next generation will surely have a lot to do with computers.’
Ainsley Chen, another eHealth camper, expressed some concern but warmed up to the eHealth technologies that she was exposed to throughout the week:
‘I thought it would be out-of-the-textbook learning about what health is, but I found it more fun than I thought it would be. We still play Frisbee and capture the flag, and I met a lot of new friends and I definitely feel like I’m more computer-savvy after all these apps I built.’
This is the first summer that the eHealth Strategy Office has put on the camp, and there will be a second week of camp to come this summer, from August 8-12.