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Free Online Tools for Public Health
Data & Statistics- CDC Data & Statistics--US health/disease data and statistics, surveys, surveillance, interactive tools, vital statistics, publications, products
- Global Health Facts - from Henry J. Kaiser Foundation
- MedLinePlus Health Statistics – from National Library of Medicine
- National Public Health Performance Standards (NPHPSP) Online Resource Center—the only collection of resources designed to help public health systems and boards of health improve their performance related to Essential Public Health Services and the national standards.
- ProMed-mail-- global electronic reporting system for outbreaks of emerging infectious diseases & toxins
- U.S. State Health Facts – from Henry J. Kaiser Foundation
- WHO Data and Statistics--
- WHO Statistical Information System (WHOSIS)
National statistics for 70 core indicators on mortality, morbidity, risk factors, service coverage, and health systems - WHO Global InfoBase Online
Data on chronic diseases and their risk factors for all WHO Member States - Global Health Atlas
Standardized data and statistics for infectious diseases at country, regional, and global levels - Regional statistics
Statistical information from WHO Regional OfficesInSTEDD--free and open source technologies combining the power of the Web and mobile computing reliable field collaboration in emergencies
Social MediaSocial media software applications, as currently categorized and listed in Wikipedia, include: Communication- Blogs: Blogger, LiveJournal, Open Diary, TypePad, WordPress, Vox, ExpressionEngine, Xanga
- Micro-blogging / Presence applications: Twitter, Plurk, Tumblr, Jaiku, fmylife
- Social networking: Bebo, BigTent, Facebook, LinkedIn, MySpace, Orkut, Skyrock, Hi5, Ning, Elgg
- Social network aggregation: NutshellMail, FriendFeed
- Events: Upcoming, Eventful, Meetup.com
CollaborationMultimedia- Photo sharing: Flickr, Zooomr, Photobucket, SmugMug, Picasa
- Video sharing: YouTube, Vimeo, sevenload
- Livecasting: Ustream.tv, Justin.tv, Stickam, Skype
- Audio and Music Sharing: imeem, The Hype Machine, Last.fm, ccMixter
Reviews and OpinionsEntertainment
Formal Organizational Use of Social MediaSocial Media Use for Public Health, examples:GOOGLE searches show innumerable examples of Social Media (SM) used for public health- Add to
- AIM
- Blinklist
- Blogger
- Blogmarks
- Bookmarks Y!
- Buzz Up!
- BXTypePad
- Care2
- Crowdstorm
- Current
- Dealspl.us
- Diigo
- Fark
- Faves
- Fresqui
- Funp
- Kirtsy
- LinkedIn
- Live.Journal
- meeb
- Meneame
- N4
- Oknotizie
- phorum
- phpbb
- Share
- Simpy
- Slashdot
- Sphinn
- TextBebo
- Twackle
- Twine
- widgits
- Wikia
- WordPress
- Xanga
- Yigg
Services, Technology, Communications- Side-by-Side Comparison of Major Health Care Reform Proposals, Kaiser Family Foundation
- mHealth for Development: The Opportunity of Mobile Technology for Healthcare in the Developing World
- Implementing Best Practices (IBP) Knowledge Gateway--a simple and powerful tool for virtual Communities of Practice
- Gapminder--Unveils the visual beauty of comparative, time-trended statistics for a fact based view of world development
- EpiSpider Map—online global mapping of reported diseases (e.g from ProMed) events
- HealthMap|Global Disease Alert Map, GOOGLE sponsored unified, comprehensie, globalview map of infectious diseases reported from many sources
- GIS Related Internet Links of theATSDR, Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
- InSTEDD--free and open source technologies--web with mobile computing reliably provide communication, data, & coordination for teams working in emergencies.
- InSTEDD Mesh4X --an adaptive integration platform lets teams share critical data reliably, selectively, and securely, with anyone, using any device, from any database, over any network.
- InSTEDD Evolve--a suite of analytic, machine-learning, and visualization services that let teams of experts collaborate around multiple streams of information to detect emerging events and generate actionable information.
- InSTEDD GeoChat is a dynamic communications system that lets teams coordinate around events as they unfold, linking field, headquarters, and the local community in a unified effective response.
- TrackerNews.Net is news for an increasingly uncertain world, a unique information service providing the humanitarian community with an in-depth, multi-disciplinary perspective on complex problems.
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