With flu season hitting hard, today we are highlighting government apps built with maintaining the user’s health in mind. CDC FluView App- tracks Influenza-Like Illness Activity around the country so you can monitor outbreaks in your locality CDC Mobile App and CDC Mobile Web feature important health articles, disease of the week, timely updates and [...]

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have updated “FluView,” their Influenza-Like Illness Activity mobile application for the 2012-2013 influenza season. With this application, you can: Explore Influenza-Like Illness (ILI) Activity Levels across the US View ILI trends over several weeks Get on-demand access to state health department websites for local surveillance information Flu [...]

[youtube width="450" height="400"]sup8Q_NuIxI[/youtube] There’s an easier way to get content and data into the hands of citizens. Application Programming Interfaces, or APIs, are web services that allow people to more easily consume content and data in multiple ways–via mobile devices,  mobile apps, innovative mash-ups, and much more.  Simply put, To help agencies better understand APIs, [...]

Another exciting apps challenge, brought to you from our friends at the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC). Pass it on, they’re offering $35,000 in prizes. Check out the CDC Flu App Challenge. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is looking for an innovative and creative use of technology to raise awareness [...]