public health – Open Data Aha!

Four facts about smoking in the UK 2014

Posted on October 1, 2015 by

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The proportion of adults who smoke in the UK has fallen from 21% in 2010 to 18.3% in 2014, according to the Integrated Household Survey. The Integrated Household Survey’s smoking prevalence data is a key measure for monitoring tobacco use…

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China announcement on big data promotion to transform social governance

Posted on September 9, 2015 by

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China’s Cabinet, the State Council publishes guidelines to promote the opening and sharing of government data to improve governance, boost innovation and promote economic restructuring, with the aim of forging a new model of social governance. A mechanism will be…

A Six Month Update on How We’ve Been Using Data, and How it Benefits All Americans

Posted on August 19, 2015 by

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My team is helping federal departments and agencies as they work to ensure: (1) they are using data to benefit all Americans; and (2) they using the data available responsibly. Ensuring Data Science Benefits All Americans Good data science and…

Saludos – health and open data in Uruguay and Argentina

Posted on August 16, 2015 by

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In order to provide health services to citizens the public health sector is required to collect rich and varied data pertaining to all aspects of the sector – everything from location of pharmacies, to what is in our prescriptions drugs,…

Here’s How Many People Die Each Day in China Because of Its Filthy Air

Posted on August 14, 2015 by

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Air pollution is killing about 1.6 million people every year in China, or nearly 4,400 people every day, accounting for seventeen percent of all the country’s deaths, a new study has found. Researchers from the University of California, Berkeley found…

Data Driven Press Releases From HSCIC Data – Diabetes Prescribing

Posted on August 13, 2015 by

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By chance, I saw a tweet from the HSCIC yesterday announcing Prescribing for Diabetes, England – 2005/06 to 2014/15′ http://bit.ly/1J3h0g8 #hscicstats. The data comes via a couple of spreadsheets, broken down at the CCG level. As an experiment, I thought…

Health matters

Posted on August 11, 2015 by

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Today, me and a few other co-conspirators announced UKHealthCamp – an ‘unconference’ for everyone interested in digital, design, data and technology for health and care. I want to explain why we think this is important, and why it’s time the…

How can Open Data Empower Cities and Citizens?

Posted on July 30, 2015 by

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Greater density in cities and their surroundings challenges our governments to provide effective services to their residents, businesses, and visitors, but it also allows for greater efficiency…. The post How can Open Data Empower Cities and Citizens? appeared first on…

Analytics with a Side of Discretion

Posted on July 29, 2015 by

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In recent months we’ve seen many new technologies and partnerships aimed at helping local government workers conduct restaurant health inspections more effectively and efficiently. In Boston, participants in a civic innovation competition are using Yelp and city data to develop…

Can Food Inspection Data Standards Stop an Epidemic?

Posted on July 22, 2015 by

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No one thought about data standards when the Jack in the Box E. coli epidemic erupted in 1993. Instead, there was panic as the stomach-clenching illness engulfed more than 700 victims across California, Washington, Idaho and Nevada. The strain…