Open health data fuels new app and map creations
SPRINGFIELD–(ENEWSPF)–April 1, 2014. Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) Director Dr. LaMar Hasbrouck recently announced the winners of the Illinois Public Health DatapaloozaApp Challenge. The challenge was designed to highlight the availability and benefit of having open (readily accessible) health data from government agencies. Teams built apps or maps that provided the best use of health data in solving a problem faced by health care…
