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National Steps Challenge & HealthHub Digital Health

Revision 2026-10-04-reverification · effective 2026-10-04

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Correction: the challenge was not folded into Healthier SG; it runs year-round and has enrolled eligible Healthy 365 users automatically since September 2023.

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Claims, one by one

The text below is copied verbatim from the published record. Each claim names the source dossiers that carry it; caveats stay attached to the claim they qualify.

Claim 1 clm-ca7b22398475bcb2 quantitative
Launched in 2015, the Health Promotion Board's National Steps Challenge hands residents free step-tracker wearables that sync to its Healthy 365 app, rewarding activity with redeemable Healthpoints
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
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What the mapping says
The government technology agency's account describes the 2015 launch, the free wearables, the Healthy 365 app and the redeemable Healthpoints.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. GovTech Singapore, 'Stepping up to the healthy challenge'
Claim 2 clm-446cb355e306ea76 quantitative
A companion national app, HealthHub (also launched 2015), gives Singaporeans access to their medical records and appointments
Published field
snippet · verbatim
Mapping
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What the mapping says
The health ministry's launch announcement describes HealthHub as a one-stop portal giving access to key medical records and health content.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Ministry of Health Singapore newsroom: HealthHub launch, Oct 2015
Claim 3 clm-509b529ef1c64937 quantitative
A peer-reviewed evaluation of one 2017-18 season, covering 696,907 registered adults, found mean daily step count rising by 1,579 steps (95% CI 1,564-1,594) during the main challenge phase against a baseline of 7,509 — and by 934 steps (95% CI 916-952) during the maintenance phase that followed
Published field
impact · verbatim
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mapped · no interpretation or interpolation added by this file
What the mapping says
The study reports the baseline, both phase increases and both confidence intervals in one sentence.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Journal of the American Heart Association (peer-reviewed): 'Evaluation of a Population-Wide Mobile Health Physical Activity Program in 696 907 Adults in Singapore', 2022 (PMC mirror)
Claim 4 clm-e5491858ed3491ad quantitative
The median duration of engagement was 74 days
Published field
impact · verbatim
Mapping
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What the mapping says
The study gives the median engagement duration with its interquartile range.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Journal of the American Heart Association (peer-reviewed): 'Evaluation of a Population-Wide Mobile Health Physical Activity Program in 696 907 Adults in Singapore', 2022 (PMC mirror)
Claim 5 clm-9ff4d41bb6b1b428 quantitative
once the challenge phase ended, the increase fell to 934
Published field
lesson · verbatim
Mapping
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What the mapping says
The maintenance-phase increase reported by the study is 934 steps.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. Journal of the American Heart Association (peer-reviewed): 'Evaluation of a Population-Wide Mobile Health Physical Activity Program in 696 907 Adults in Singapore', 2022 (PMC mirror)
Claim 7 clm-e997f23ade3dbb65 quantitative
from 18 September 2023 eligible Healthy 365 users no longer register for it separately
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Mapping
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What the mapping says
HPB's terms state that from 18 September 2023 eligible users accepting the Healthy 365 terms no longer register separately.
Caveat
No claim-specific caveat recorded

Sources carrying this claim

  1. HealthHub — National Steps Challenge Terms and Conditions (HPB)

Source dossiers and revision state

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Governance facts carried by the record

Operator
Health Promotion Board
Actor types
national-government
Funding model
public
Funding description
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Cost
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6 source dossiers

Journal of the American Heart Association (peer-reviewed): 'Evaluation of a Population-Wide Mobile Health Physical Activity Program in 696 907 Adults in Singapore', 2022 (PMC mirror) pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · 3 linked claims

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Stable source ID
src-05657061a285fea9
Publisher
Name not classified · pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Type / language
web-page · language not classified
Published
2022-06-14
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Record last verified
2026-10-04
Dossier created
2026-10-04
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Locator
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Peer-reviewed: 696,907 registered adults; mean daily steps +1,579 challenge phase

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Claims linked
Ministry of Health Singapore newsroom: HealthHub launch, Oct 2015 moh.gov.sg · 1 linked claim

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Stable source ID
src-c55d9bcb7c85105a
Publisher
Name not classified · moh.gov.sg
Type / language
web-page · language not classified
Published
2015-10-18
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Record last verified
2026-10-04
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2026-10-04
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HealthHub launch 2015 as national health-records portal/app

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GovTech Singapore, 'Stepping up to the healthy challenge' tech.gov.sg · 1 linked claim

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Stable source ID
src-50a29064a33791b0
Publisher
Name not classified · tech.gov.sg
Type / language
web-page · language not classified
Published
2016-06-07
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Record last verified
2026-10-04
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2026-10-04
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Steps Challenge design: free wearables, Healthy 365 app, Healthpoints, 2015 launch

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Claims linked
Mothership.SG: '10,000 steps benchmark to be phased out', Feb 2023 mothership.sg · background

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Stable source ID
src-61b5b076fa450294
Publisher
Name not classified · mothership.sg
Type / language
web-page · language not classified
Published
2023-02-20
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Record last verified
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2026-10-04
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Ongoing operation, Healthy 365 sync, 2023 reward change, Healthier SG shift

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Claims linked
Background source; no baseline claim points here
HealthHub — National Steps Challenge Terms and Conditions (HPB) ch-api.healthhub.sg · 1 linked claim

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Stable source ID
src-22ae7b6d3ad9f005
Publisher
Name not classified · ch-api.healthhub.sg
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web-page · language not classified
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The September 2023 change was automatic enrolment into the challenge via Healthy 365.

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Claims linked
Lancet Regional Health – Western Pacific — Impact of the national steps challenge … to 2050 (19 Mar 2026, PMC) pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov · 1 linked claim

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Stable source ID
src-ad127b7c1fa0e601
Publisher
Name not classified · pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Type / language
web-page · language not classified
Published
2026-03-19
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Record last verified
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Dossier created
2026-10-04
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Peer-reviewed modelling paper: NSC has run since 2015 with waves NSC1-6 and 'NSC Always-on' from 2022; over 2.1 million enrolled (authors' figure).

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Known limits of this file
  • Publisher names and source languages have not yet been classified; domains are recorded without guessing.
  • Existing source notes are descriptive locators, not page- or paragraph-exact citations.
  • A missing archive, publication date or content hash is shown as null rather than inferred.
  • The project-level evidence grade ranks the strongest source in the entry; it is not a truth score for every claim.