Sleuth: An Innovative Tool for Child Health Advocacy

Sleuth is a new website and app that aims to empower caregivers and parents by providing them with reliable and crowdsourced information about children's healthcare. Founded by Serene, an award-winning technology entrepreneur and parent, Sleuth offers a platform where parents can share their children's health journeys, including symptoms, conditions, and treatments. With over 50,000 children's health journeys already on the platform, Sleuth utilizes structured data and high moderation to ensure the accuracy and reliability of the information. Sleuth's goal is to center the expertise of caregivers, recognizing their unique knowledge and the important role they play in advocating for their children's health. By providing a symptom tracker, Sleuth equips parents with a valuable tool to document and share crucial information with healthcare providers. The platform also addresses healthcare disparities by encompassing a diverse range of contributors, representing various races, genders, and income backgrounds. Through its child-centered approach, Sleuth aims to support parents, educators, pediatricians, and hospitals in providing the best care for children, ultimately helping to bridge the gaps in the healthcare system.