Fill out your Health Details and Medical ID in Health on iPhone

To personalize the Health app , add your name, date of birth, sex, and other basic information into Health Details. To help first responders and others in case you have a medical emergency, create a Medical ID that contains information about medical conditions, medications, allergies, and more. To better manage your health with the help of the Health app, periodically review the Health Checklist.

Fill out the Health Details screen

When you first open Health, you’re asked to provide basic health information about yourself. If you don’t supply all of the requested information, you can add it later on the Health Details screen.

Tap your profile picture or initials at the top right.
If you don’t see your profile picture or initials, tap Summary or Browse at the bottom of the screen, then scroll to the top of the screen.
Tap Health Details, then tap Edit.
To make a change, tap a field.
When you’re finished, tap Done.

Create a Medical ID

First responders and others can view critical medical information about you in your Medical ID, even while your iPhone is locked.

A Medical ID screen containing information including birth date, medical conditions, medications, and an emergency contact.

When you add emergency contacts to your Medical ID, iPhone can send alerts when you use Emergency SOS from your iPhone or from your Apple Watch.

You can also allow your Medical ID information to be sent automatically to emergency services, via a secure third-party service, when you call or text 911 or use Emergency SOS from your iPhone or Apple Watch (U.S. only; watchOS 6.2.5 or later required if Apple Watch is connected to Wi-Fi or a cellular network without your iPhone nearby; texting 911 isn’t available in all locations).

Tap your profile picture or initials at the top right.
If you don’t see your profile picture or initials, tap Summary or Browse at the bottom of the screen, then scroll to the top of the screen.
Tap Medical ID, then do one of the following:
- Create a Medical ID: Tap Get Started.
- Change your Medical ID: Tap Edit.
  Important: To automatically send your Medical ID information to emergency services when you call or text 911 or use Emergency SOS, turn on Share During Emergency Call near the bottom of the screen.
  To enable first responders and others to view your Medical ID when your iPhone is locked, Show When Locked is turned on by default. Don’t turn this option off unless you want to prevent responders from viewing your Medical ID.
When you’re finished, tap Done.

A first responder views your Medical ID from the Lock Screen by swiping up or pressing the Home button (depending on your iPhone model), tapping Emergency on the Passcode screen, then tapping Medical ID.

Tip: You can quickly view your Medical ID from the Home Screen: touch and hold the Health app icon, then choose Medical ID.

Review your Health Checklist

Tap your profile picture or initials at the top right.
If you don’t see your profile picture or initials, tap Summary or Browse at the bottom of the screen, then scroll to the top of the screen.
Tap Health Checklist.
To turn on or learn more about an item in the list, tap it.
When you’re finished, tap Done.

The Health Checklist screen showing that Medical ID and Emergency SOS are active.

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Fill out your Health Details and Medical ID in Health on iPhone

Fill out the Health Details screen

Create a Medical ID

Review your Health Checklist