Kuīni Chatbot
Te Hiringa Hauora | Health Promotion Agency has just launched Kuīni.
Kuīni is a chatbot that has been created as a digital support tool to help people, particularly wahine aged 18 to 34, to be more successful in their cold turkey or supported attempts to quit smoking. Kuīni is delivered through Facebook messenger and has been designed to send daily messages, distractions and encouragements to help users on their quitting journey over a 30 day period.
Features of Kuīni include tips and facts for quitting, a smoking cost calculator, quizzes, 101 things to do (other than smoking) and craving countdown videos.
To view Kuīni, click HERE
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