CDC and HSS are sponsoring a challenge for the development of a Flu app. Details are in the link and below.

The contest was just announced and runs through May 27.

The Centers for Disease Control is  looking for an innovative use of technology to raise awareness of influenza and/or educate consumers on ways to prevent and treat the flu.   Develop an innovative mobile or web app, data visualization tool, or game using CDC flu data and enter to win.  $35,000 in prizes!

We’re challenging our partners and the public to create new ways to use technology with CDC flu data, be it for:

·       the web

·       a personal computer

·       a mobile handheld device

·       any platform broadly accessible to the open Internet.

We wanted to let you know about the CDC Flu App Challenge and ask you to share this opportunity with your network.

·       Forward this email to others how might be interested

·       Post a message on Twitter or retweet our tweets (@CDCgov and @CDC_eHealth)

·       Post a message on Facebook or like our posts

We’d love your help in finding new and innovative ways to raise awareness of the flu and to help educate consumers about how to prevent or treat the flu.

The following tweets have been posted if you’d like to retweet:  from the CDCe_Health profile:

$35,000 in prizes-Develop an innovative mobile or web app, data visualization tool, or game using CDC flu data! http://fluapp.challenge.gov

Develop an innovative mobile / web app, data visualization tool, or game using CDC flu data. $35,000 in prizes!http://fluapp.challenge.gov/

The #CDCFluAppChallenge is now open! Support, share with a friend, or enter to win. $35,000 in prizes.http://fluapp.challenge.gov