FYI
Sherri
Sherrilynne Fuller, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Biomedical Informatics
School of Medicine and
Department of Health Services (Adj)
School of Public Health and
Information School
University of Washington 35-4985
Seattle, Washington, 98195-4985
206-616-4575
206-491-6380 (Cell)
206-616-5149 (Fax)
sfuller@uw.edu
From: U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services [mailto:subscriptions@hhs.gov]
Sent: Tuesday, March 20, 2012 9:25 AM
To: sfuller@U.WASHINGTON.EDU
Subject: HHS sponsors contest for Web app to identify local health trends
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Federal officials are challenging developers to design Web-based applications that use Twitter to track health trends in real time. Health officials may be able to use knowledge of these trends as an early indicator of emerging health issues and a warning of public health emergencies in a community. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) today issued the challenge, a developers’ contest called Now Trending - #Health in My Community. The online challenge runs through June 1, 2012.
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