Medicine Chest is a space to share, find and compare traditional approaches to health and healing. Channel 4 approached Headshift when they wanted to create an online environment that would help people find and compare traditional approaches to health and healing. To complement their critically acclaimed Medicine Men series they felt that something needed to be done to preserve traditional remedies and know-how about health for future generations.
Preserving precious knowledge for future generations
The new media department at Channel 4 saw the Medicine Men series as an opportunity to generate support and enthusiasm for an online repository designed to preserve traditional knowledge for generations to come.
In it's current version the site focuses on the process of collecting traditional knowledge relating to herbal remedies, as well as letting users share these with their peers.
In order to capture the diversity in opinion between traditional and western healthcare, Medicine Chest pulls in a number of external feeds from around the web. Some of these are from solely traditional or western sources, including universities and academic publications, and some are from other sites with a stronger focus on user generated content.
The aim of this aggregation of content is to present a balanced perspective of both traditional and modern approaches to health and well being.
Continuing the development
Medicine Chest is entering a period of user testing which will inform the continued development of the site.
We are focusing on mapping the information that has already been collected through the site, and to develop the visualisation of the cross-cultural similarities and differences in the use of traditional medical knowledge.
Preserving precious knowledge for future generations
The new media department at Channel 4 saw the Medicine Men series as an opportunity to generate support and enthusiasm for an online repository designed to preserve traditional knowledge for generations to come.
In it's current version the site focuses on the process of collecting traditional knowledge relating to herbal remedies, as well as letting users share these with their peers.
In order to capture the diversity in opinion between traditional and western healthcare, Medicine Chest pulls in a number of external feeds from around the web. Some of these are from solely traditional or western sources, including universities and academic publications, and some are from other sites with a stronger focus on user generated content.
The aim of this aggregation of content is to present a balanced perspective of both traditional and modern approaches to health and well being.
Continuing the development
Medicine Chest is entering a period of user testing which will inform the continued development of the site.
We are focusing on mapping the information that has already been collected through the site, and to develop the visualisation of the cross-cultural similarities and differences in the use of traditional medical knowledge.
