GOES is on a mission to:
Outdoor Health:
Rooted in Wilderness Medicine
Wilderness medicine is the science of improvised care for individuals in resource-limited environments, where access to medical services is limited or non-existent.
GOES was founded by doctors to provide offline access to vital medical knowledge to help individuals assess their symptoms and manage their environmental risks.
Re-envisioninghealth in achanging world
The future of health needs to respond to the evolving landscape of environmental risks: poor air quality from wildfires hundreds of miles away, new hottest years on record, unprecedented flooding...
We are all impacted and vulnerable to these extreme weather events. Whether we choose the outdoors for recreation or find nature arriving at our doorstep uninvited, attending to both our physical and mental well-being has become essential.
GOES provides the critical knowledge and tools that we need to adapt - not merely to survive, but to thrive.
The GOES Journey
From saving one life, to millions
A hiker gets saved
Dr. Grant Lipman, Professor of Emergency Medicine and Director of the Stanford Wilderness Medicine Fellowship, saves a hiker who had been bitten by a rattlesnake. The concept of GOES (Global Outdoor Emergency Support) emerged to address ‘How might we make wilderness medicine more accessible to everyone?’
GOES Health is launched
Born out of Stanford, the first outdoor health and safety app designed by wilderness medicine experts, is launched. The product is tested with Preventative Search and Rescue Rangers at Grand Canyon National Park.
Scientific best practices are available as an offline self-assessment tool
Leveraging best practices from its medical team, GOES introduces an offline self-assessment tool with step-by-step protocols. Individuals are now able to manage over 60+ common injuries and illnesses entirely offline.
GOES becomes a trusted source for wilderness medicine insight
GOES provides expert opinion on extreme weather conditions and health risks across the NYTimes, the Washington Post, and LATimes.
Award-winning product
GOES wins premiere national and international awards. The platform is recognized as an innovative and intuitive technology that ‘refines existing first aid applications.... setting a new standard for outdoor health.’
GOES pilots with summer camps in the US
GOES partners with summer camps to empower backcountry leads and onsite medical staff to handle emergency situations and environmental risks for thousands of campers across the US.
Establishes the Outdoor Health & Safety group
GOES collaborates with Recreate Responsibly to establish an outdoor health and safety committee with federal agencies aimed at providing safety communication and improving data collection around injuries and illnesses.
Launches primary assessment, scene safety, and multi-casualty support
Empowering individuals to become their own first responder during moments when help is delayed or out of reach. The app expands access for humanitarian relief efforts.
Expanding reach, amplifying impact
GOES makes a commitment to develop resilient communities and improve outdoor health and safety for one million people by 2025.
Vision
Become the world’s most trusted outdoor health platform
