Publix Wants to Measure Your Social Engagement and Personal Interactions



As of today, there are 920 higi (Website | Twitter) machines in Publix Pharmacies across Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Alabama and South Carolina. The machines capture your weight, BMI, pulse, blood pressure, social engagement and personal interactions. 

Social engagement? Personal interactions? Yes. 

The higi Stations are set up to encourage people to approach personal health from a broader perspective by focusing on lifestyle choices and community interactions along with standard aspects like diet and exercise.

Dr. Khan Siddiqui, President and Chief Technology Officer said “...we want to increase awareness that health isn’t just your body mass index or blood pressure: Complete wellness is also dependent on lifestyle and community factors. By making all three components easy to track, we hope the higi Score inspires people to make small, everyday lifestyle improvements that can add up to better overall wellness.”


The machines work with the higi app and website.