About this app

Transforming the Carolinas (TTC) is a research study app to respond to the health, wellness, and social needs of transgender people of color in the south. TTC provides information and resources and offers a space for trans people to connect with peers anad experts on their health, wellness, and social needs. App features include:

- Activities: engaging activites to help you take charge of your health
- Forum: get answers to your health questions and connect with peers
- Resource locator: find health providers in your area, HIV test locations, and PrEP
- Additional Resources: articles on a wide range of topics related to your health and wellbeing

The TTC app was created by Lisa Hightow-Weidman, MD, MPH, a public health scientist. The principal investigator for the Transforming the Carolinas research study is Dr. Tonia Poteat at the University of North Carolina – Chapel Hill.

TTC users need a code to open the app. To learn more about the study, email nastacia@ad.unc.edu or visit: https://transformingthecarolinas.web.unc.edu/

This mobile app is intended for informational, educational and research purposes only. YOU MUST NEVER RELY ON ANY INFORMATION OBTAINED USING THIS APP FOR ANY DIAGNOSIS OR RECOMMENDATION FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT. While we do have board certified health care providers on our team, we are not YOUR health care provider. Participation in this app does not establish any kind of patient-client relationship. YOU MUST NEVER RELY ON THE INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM THIS APP AS ALTERNATIVE TO MEDICAL ADVICE FROM YOUR PHYSICIAN OR OTHER PROFESSIONAL HEALTHCARE PROVIDER. Although we strive to provide accurate general information, the content presented in the app is not a substitute for professional advice. Always seek the advice of YOUR physician or another qualified health care provider in your area with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition or treatment and before undertaking a new health care regimen. YOU MUST NEVER DISREGARD PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL ADVICE OR DELAY SEEKING MEDICAL TREATMENT AS RESULT OF ANY INFORMATION YOU HAVE SEEN ON OR ACCESSED THROUGH THIS APP. If you think you may have a medical emergency, immediately dial 911.

New features

Bug fixes and enhancements

App Permissions

Allows applications to open network sockets.
Required to be able to access the camera device.
Allows an application to write to external storage.
Allows an application to read from external storage.
Allows applications to access information about networks.
Allows an app to use fingerprint hardware.
Allows using PowerManager WakeLocks to keep processor from sleeping or screen from dimming.
Allows an application to receive the ACTION_BOOT_COMPLETED that is broadcast after the system finishes booting.
Allows access to the vibrator.
Allows applications to access information about Wi-Fi networks.