From Apple’s Chief Operating Officer Jeff Williams

“Too often health is something we try not to think about. We avoid talking about it. We put it off for another day, a better time. Then, something unexpected happens: an illness, an unfortunate incident, or even, as we’ve seen these last two and a half years, a pandemic. Suddenly, health becomes everything. Nothing matters more.

Apple is working to change how people think about, talk about, monitor, and focus on their health. We feel drawn to this work not only because of the opportunity to help advance human health but because we are driven by our principles to devote talent, resources, and expertise to where we can do the most good. We believe passionately that technology can play a role in improving health outcomes and encouraging people to live a healthier day.

This report offers a snapshot of our work to advance health. Since the beginning of our journey, the health innovations we’ve pioneered have aimed to help break down barriers between users and their own everyday health data, between health care providers and patients, and between researchers and study participants.

When you think of Apple, you think of hardware and software. They want you to think of health.

Our work primarily falls into two categories, described in two corresponding sections of this report: personal health and fitness features on Apple Watch and iPhone, and the work we are doing with the medical community to support research and care. With iOS 16 and watchOS 9 available this fall, Apple Watch and iPhone will offer features that focus on 17 areas of health and fitness, available in nearly 200 countries and territories around the world. Users write to us nearly every day sharing how Apple Watch and iPhone are helping them learn more about their health. We’ve had the privilege to partner with some of the world’s leading medical institutions and researchers to support public health studies, which have already provided insights, while only in their early innings. And we’re excited about the ways third-party institutions and organizations are using Apple technology to build new experiences to improve physicians and patients’ conversations and offer innovative wellness programs.

Our vision for the future is to continue to create science-based technology that equips people with even more information and acts as an intelligent guardian for their health, so they’re no longer passengers on their own health journey. Instead, we want people to be firmly in the driver’s seat with meaningful, actionable insights. Our priority has always been the trust of our users, and — in keeping with our belief that privacy is a fundamental human right — every user should have the option to choose who they share their data with and what they share.

We intend to stay on this path, because nothing matters more.”