How to get started with Health

It's worth spending a bit of time becoming familiar with the app

APPLE HEALTH LETS you store and track your data, from activity levels to blood pressure, sleep and nutrition. It pulls data from third-party apps and devices and enables you to enter you own information. You can then use a host of tools to make sense of your data.

There are three key sections: Summary, Sharing, and Browse. These make it easy to view your health highlights, involve others in your care, and dive deeper into your metrics. Go to Browse and tap Activity, for example, to see how many calories you've burned and steps you've travelled.

With iOS 17 and iPadOS 17, there have been some notable additions. A Mental Wellbeing section lets you complete questionnaires about your state of mind. You can also help improve your visual health by selecting Other Data in Browse and checking your Time In Daylight, helping reduce the risk of myopia.

QUICK LOOK
Your Medical ID

HEALTH DETAILS

To create a medical card for use by health staff in an emergency, tap Profile image > Medical ID > Edit.

MEDICAL NOTES

Tap these fields to add medical conditions, allergies, reactions and medications. Jot down additional notes.

PERSONAL INFO

Add your blood group, weight height and emergency contact-use Emergency SOS and they'll be sent a message.

ALLOW ACCESS