Healthy Tomorrow

Learn more about the design behind the app

In 2018, McMillen Health conducted a community needs assessment called In Her Words to find out how we could contribute to solving the opioid epidemic. We had honest and eye-opening conversations with women who have opioid use disorder (OUD) and who were pregnant or had recently had a baby. We also talked to professionals serving women with OUD and their babies born with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS).

What we discovered: accessible educational resources are critically needed and virtually non-existent.

In December 2020, we received the final funding necessary to begin the development of the app for pregnant or recently pregnant women with opioid use disorder (OUD) and their babies being born with neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS). We have been hoping for this project to begin since the In Her Words community-wide report was completed in 2018. The report found women with OUD and the professionals serving them desired low-literacy education on OUD, NAS, and other topics with a preference for education to be provided in video format and easily accessible from their phones. From there, the idea for the app began.

Women overwhelmingly asked for educational content in video format (no more brochures to toss out!) that they could easily access from their phones. These findings were the inspiration needed to develop Healthy Tomorrow, a mobile app with educational videos geared towards pregnant, or recently pregnant, women with a history of opioid use disorder.

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The app has a variety of videos that app users can watch, learn, and earn rewards!

Some of the topics covered in the app:

  • Caring for yourself and your baby during pregnancy

  • What to expect at the hospital

  • What to know after taking your baby home

  • Your mental health during and after pregnancy

  • And more!

The Future of Healthy Tomorrow

Over the next year, we will be developing additional video content on the following:

  • Safe sleep

  • Prenatal care

  • Tobacco use during pregnancy

  • Postnatal care

  • Birth spacing

  • And more!

  • Content will also become available in Arabic, Burmese, Dari/Farsi, French, Marshallese, and Spanish

You can also check out this look-up tool from our friends at Methadone Centers, where you can search for methadone clinics in your area: methadonecenters.com/directory/indiana/

Special Thanks

A special thank you to the women who generously provided their time and honest feedback on project materials as a part of the Mom’s Advisory Group.

Thank you to the following for the generous allocation of their time and advice as a part of the Professional Advisory Group:

Mary Clare Akers Community Volunteer

Tom Allman, MA, LMHC, LCAC
Vice President of Addiction Services, Park Center, Inc., an affiliate of Parkview Health

Liz Andrews-Murray, MSW, LSW
Manager of Peer Recovery Services, Parkview Health

Tiann Aughinbaugh
WIC Director, Neighborhood Health

Stephanie Burton Therapist, Healthier Moms and Babies

Nyein Chan
Director of Refugee, Immigration and Senior Job Development Services, Catholic Charities

Amy Cook
Director of Program Development, Phoenix Associates, Inc.

Tasha Davis Owner, Young Mothers of America

Michelle DeArmond, RN, BS, IBCLC
“Lactation & Mood Changes and Moms” Nurse, Lutheran Hospital

Kathy Detweiler Director, Parkview Health

Maria Diaz
Regional Special Projects Administrator, Parkview Health

Meg Distler
St Joe Community Health Foundation

Thersa Dorais
Children’s Health Manager, Brightpoint

Michelle Durrant
Women’s Health Advantage

Jo Faulkner
Retired, A Hope Center

Yessica Flores
Community Health Worker, Parkview Health

Antoinette Francher-Donald
Children’s Health Collaborative Director, Community Foundation of Greater Fort Wayne

Tony GiaQuinta, MD
Pediatrician, Parkview Physicians Group Pediatrics

Mary Ann Gore
Early Start Health Coordinator, Brightpoint Head Start

Jocelyn Htoo
Community Health Worker, Parkview Health

Raquel Kline
Director, Language Services Network

Brooke Lockhart, MHA, PHR
CEO, My Alliance Health

Deb Lulling
Community Nursing Manager, Parkview Health

Melyssa Manchester
Area Manager, CleanSlate Centers

Jackie Martinez
Healthy Start Programs Manager, Healthier Moms and Babies

Gwendolyn Masterson
Project Manager, Parkview Health

Cori McKenzie MCH Bereavement Coordinator, Parkview Health

Britt Nihart Nurse Navigator Supervisor, Parkview Health

Jennifer Norris-Hale, PMH-C
Founder, Mission: Motherhood

Erin Norton, RN, BSN, MBA
Community Outreach Director, Parkview Women’s & Children’s Service Line

Amber Ramsey
Community Health Worker, Parkview Health

Darcy Robins Lead Social Worker, Fort Wayne Police

Stasia Roth
Executive Director, A Mother’s Hope

Holli Seabury, EdD
Executive Director, Delta Dental Foundation of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, and North Carolina

Melissa Singh
COO, Amani Family Services

Tammie Stinson, MD
Internal Medicine Specialist, Matthew 25

Glenis Sundberg, LMFT
Maternal Mental Health Director, Healthier Moms and Babies

Jamie Swaidner Regional Manager, Meridian Health Services

Lauren Tosland
Associate Director of Marketing & Development, Matthew 25

Sarah Turner, MD
Family Medicine Specialist, Lutheran Health Physicians

Carolyn Warner-Greer, MD
Physician, Bowen Recovery Center

Paige Wilkins, MSOL, CFRM
Executive Director, Healthier Moms and Babies

You can download this FREE digital book and fillable PDF handouts. The download includes: the digital Professional Guide and all handouts as individual PDFs for easy sharing with clients.


The Healthy Tomorrow Professional Guide is a digital book that can be used by professionals who work with clients and need guidance on how to:

  • Approach the topic of opioid use with pregnant or recently pregnant clients

  • Understand the needs of pregnant or recently pregnant clients with opioid use disorder

  • Make quality referrals for clients

  • Use the Healthy Tomorrow resources to help clients meet their goals


Healthy Tomorrow Professional Guide