Some News from NLM
The Healthy People 2020 initiative invites you to be part of the launch of Healthy People 2020.
The launch event will take place on December 2, 2010, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. EST where Assistant Secretary for Health Howard K. Koh will unveil Healthy People 2020 goals and objectives, the nation’s health promotion and disease prevention agenda. The event also will launch the solicitation of ideas for a technology applications challenge for integrating Healthy People 2020 measures and data into health improvement initiatives.
You can either attend in person at the Jack Morton Auditorium of the George Washington University or participate via a live Web stream. To participate, register for the launch event. Together, we can make a healthier nation for all Americans. For more information and for important updates, follow us @GoHealthyPeople on Twitter or join our Healthy People 2020 LinkedIn group. Should you have any questions, feel free to contact us at info@nhic.org.
Visit the Healthy People 2020 website on December 2 at www.healthypeople.gov to see the brand new site!
NIH adds first images to major research database:
The National Institutes of Health has expanded a genetic and clinical research database to give researchers access to the first digital study images. The National Eye Institute (NEI), in collaboration with the National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI), has made available more than 72,000 lens photographs and fundus photographs of the back of the eye, collected from the participants of the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS).
These images are now accessible to scientists through NCBI’s online database of Genotypes and Phenotypes, known as dbGaP, which archives data from studies that explore the relationship between genetic variations (genotype) and observable traits (phenotype). Though study descriptions and protocols are publicly accessible, researchers must apply for controlled access to de-identified information about study subjects, including the new images….(Read more at http://www.nih.gov/news/health/nov2010/nei-22.htm)
