[bioundgrd] Sign up for the HHS VizRisk Challenge! (win $15, 000 in prizes!)

[Joyce Roberge]

U.S. Dept of Health and Human Services (HHS) presents:

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Sign up today for the HHS VizRisk Challenge<http://www.hhsvizrisk.org/#about>, the first-ever government hackathon that brings together students, coders, healthcare enthusiasts, and government officials to produce visualizations of behavioral health data and inform personal and policy decisions. Learn more<http://www.hhsvizrisk.org/#about>

Open for submissions July 28th - October 28th

All skillsets welcome!

Whether you’re an experienced programmer or are familiar with just Adobe software and Microsoft Office, we have suggested projects for you! Final electronic project submissions can include pdfs, web-based tools, or anything that shows the data in an intuitive and insightful way. We will provide mentors with technical, health-related, and statistical backgrounds for those without experience.

Why hack for health?


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Compete for $15,000 in prizes
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Reveal insights in data trends from NIH<http://www.nih.gov/>, CDC<http://www.cdc.gov/brfss/>, <http://sana.mit.edu/> Medicare/Medicaid<http://www.cms.gov/>, and more!
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Use technology to shape health decisions on a personal and population level

Sign up today<https://www.eventbrite.com/e/hhs-vizrisk-tickets-12020604953>

Visualize. Create. Inform. Win.

Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/HHSVizRisk> | directors at hhsvizrisk.org<mailto:directors at hhsvizrisk.org> | #HHSVizRisk

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JOANNE ZHOU
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Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Department of Biology | Class of 2015
(920) 915-7730 | zhoujy at mit.edu<mailto:zhoujy at mit.edu>





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