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October 18, 2012

So HHS is making content accessible on Smartphones and Social Media, how does this help me if I don’t use those things? Several have asked us such questions.

October 18, 2012

In November HHS ASPR is hosting a day-long forum to discuss how we are using citizen-generated data, the benefits it offers, and challenges to its application.

October 12, 2012

For the first time ever, the most recent round of HHSinnovates Awards featured a “People’s Choice Award”, in which all six finalists were showcased for public voting. The results were astronomical; nearly 18,000 votes were cast.
Screenshot of new “Blood Pressure Basics” tab on the Million Hearts™ Facebook page with animated videos.

October 10, 2012

The Million Hearts™ program “Team Up. Pressure Down” helps pharmacists talk to consumers about blood pressure control.

October 9, 2012

Learn more about MappyHealth, a website that tracks 25 health conditions using real-time data from the Twitter API to analyze tweets for disease trends.

October 4, 2012

One of the challenges with social media in the federal government is how to interact directly with followers. Often, we have limited capacity to reply to direct questions. Holding events such as a twitter townhall, however, allows a set timeframe for followers to directly interact with government representatives.

October 3, 2012

The Reducing Cancer among Women of Color App Challenge asks developers to create an app to help the prevention and treatment of cancer in women.

October 3, 2012

Find out what interaction with the public means to us on the HHS Digital Strategy website and Digitalk blog.

September 27, 2012

Our commitment to consolidating Web content into topic-based websites has generated much interest. One commenter asks about alternate models.

September 24, 2012

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) launched a major redesign of the Medicare.gov website making content more accessible and easier for beneficiaries, their families, and caregivers to understand.

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