Reach the people your programs keep missing.
HUMA is the AI-powered health companion that extends the people communities already trust — faith health navigators, community health workers, local clinicians — into the 360 days a year your members aren't in a clinic. Better engagement, measurable outcomes, the populations no one else can reach.
Built by the Institute for Human Advancement (501c3) · Led by Dr. Michele Y. Griffith, MD — CMO, IHA
You're already paying to engage these communities. It isn't working.
The members who cost the most are the hardest to reach — and the least likely to open another health app. The missing ingredient isn't technology. It's trust. HUMA doesn't replace the trusted messenger. It extends them.
doctor visits per year — vs. the other ~360 days no one is engaging them
raised by generic AI health apps that still can't reach these populations
the reach one trusted navigator gains when AI does the heavy lifting
We don't build another health app. We extend trusted people.
The avatar is a real, trusted figure — a faith health navigator, your own clinic's doctor, Dr. Griffith herself. AI handles the reminders, the questions, the follow-through, and the paperwork, so trusted humans can reach ten times the people.
Who we partner with
One engine, configured to your outcomes and your brand. Here's the case for each partner.
Health systems & payers
The problem: You spend on engagement apps your highest-risk members never open.
With HUMA: Fewer avoidable ER visits, higher medication adherence and screening completion — in the populations you can't otherwise reach.
Government & public health
The problem: Funding renews on outcomes, but community programs are hard to measure.
With HUMA: Aggregated, de-identified outcome data that proves impact — on a CHW-reimbursable, faith-navigator channel with real precedent.
Faith & community networks
The problem: Your trusted navigators can only call so many people.
With HUMA: A white-label companion — "Your Companion, powered by HUMA" — that makes every navigator superhuman and keeps members engaged all year.
Employers & unions
The problem: Deskless, multilingual workforces ignore generic wellness benefits.
With HUMA: A culturally-attuned companion that meets workers on SMS, WhatsApp, or phone — no app required.
How the model compounds
Through IHA's Uplift Medical Workforce.
HUMA makes each navigator 10×.
Data wins payer, gov & grant contracts.
Revenue funds more training. Repeat.
See the product
Four working surfaces. Click any to explore the live prototype.
Daily tips, reminders, screenings & plain-language answers from a trusted face.
Masterclass-style, expert-led micro-courses. Earn Community Health badges.
AI-prioritized caseload, drafted outreach, one-tap billable encounter logging.
Aggregated, anonymized proof — the data that renews funding and wins contracts.
Outcomes partners can take to a budget meeting.
navigator reach vs. manual
medication adherence
avoidable ER visits
more screenings completed
Illustrative targets. Aggregated & de-identified — no individual health record ever leaves the platform.
Medicine led by a physician communities — and institutions — trust.
HUMA is led by Dr. Michele Y. Griffith, MD— Chief Medical Officer and Board Member of the Institute for Human Advancement. An Ivy League-trained, board-certified physician in Internal & Lifestyle Medicine, with 35 years of clinical experience and 18+ years deploying telemedicine across low- and middle-income countries, with recognized engagement at the World Health Organization level. Every word the companion speaks is clinician-approved.
Backed by the Institute for Human Advancement (501c3) and its IHA Health Lab — with the Uplift Medical Workforce training the navigators who power it.
Become a founding partner.
We're selecting a small number of health systems, payers, public-health agencies, and faith networks for the first HUMA cohort. Let's build the pilot that proves it together.