Go Viral to Improve Health: IOM-NAE Collegiate Challange Posted By: David Kennedy - Mar 3, 2011Tool/Resource: NITRC Community The Institute of Medicine (IOM) (http://www.iom.edu/) and the National Academy of Engineering (NAE) (http://www.nae.edu/) of the National Academies invite college and university students to participate in an exciting, new initiative to transform health data into effective, innovative new applications (apps) that take on the nation’s pressing health issues. With reams of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (http://www.hhs.gov/open) data and other health data newly available as part of the Health Data Initiative (http://www.iom.edu/Activities/PublicHeal...), students have an unprecedented opportunity to create interactive apps and other tools that engage and empower people in ways that lead to better health. Working in interdisciplinary teams that meld technological skills with health knowledge, the IOM and NAE believe that college students can generate exciting and powerful new products — the next “viral app” — that could lead to real changes in individuals’ and communities’ well-being. See http://health2challenge.org/blog/go-vira... for complete details. Please note that the deadline for Submissions is April 27, 2011, 9:00p.m. PDT. Three teams will be recognized at the next forum of the HDI on June 9, 2011, at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, MD; First place: $3,000 prize, an on-stage live demo of their app, and an exhibit at the June 9th forum expo. Second place: $2,000 prize, plus an exhibit at the forum expo. Third place: $1,000 prize, plus an exhibit at the forum expo. |
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