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OpenFindings
 Everyone
should have unrestricted access to usable demographic health information.
That’s the premise behind OpenFindings and the reason CommerceNet
is funding its development.
Currently, unless you’re an epidemiologist armed with ICD 9 codes,
it’s almost impossible to find demographic health information, much
less understand it. OpenFindings takes this complicated data and transforms
it into straightforward graphs that show trends and geographical distributions—making
it easier to see if certain occurrences of a disease are accidental or
if there’s an underlying cause for the increased incidence. Eventually,
OpenFindings will also facilitate comparative analyses between types of
diseases, as well as provide a forum where people can have a dialogue about
a particular disease and discuss public health policy.
Visit
the OpenFindings website
Volunteer Opportunities
To ensure that OpenFindings reaches its full potential, the project is
currently seeking grant funding and volunteers to fill the following
roles:
- Web designer
- Web programmer
- Database programmer
- Programmers to develop extensions to OS graphing libraries
- Site architects
- System administrators (Linux or similar)
- Grant writers
- Individual to help with incorporating a nonprofit
Contact OpenFindings
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