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Do you know how fat you are? - obesity interactive | Society
Are you overweight, or are you a healthy weight?
Being knowledgeable about your health is always helpful. Your blood pressure is no exception, 1/3 people who have strokes die because of high blood pressure.
Blood Pressure: Know Your Numbers - Blog About Infographics and Data Visualization
Health & Disease Maps
Can cancer be prevented? Decades of research have shown that a person’s chances of getting cancer depends on a mishmash of their genes and their environment, but also certain aspects of their lives, many of which they can control. Today saw the publication of a landmark Cancer Research UK-funded review by Professor Max Parkin, outlining the latest evidence behind the preventable causes of UK cancers.
The causes of cancer you can control - Cancer Research UK - Science Update blog
High-effort graphics
Jon Quinton made a chart for Cancer Research UK, which is quite an eyeful. The full infographic is here .
Is The HPV Vaccine Safe?
Remember a couple years ago when there was a big kick-off about the safety of the HPV (Human Papillomavirus) Vaccine?
Visible Human Project
Obesity data visualisation :: National Obesity Observatory
NOO e-atlases - now including 2011/12 NCMP data NOO has created a set of e-atlases; these tools enable users to examine data on obesity, its determinants and associated diseases for adults and children at Local Authority and Middle Super Output Area (MSOA) level.
It’s office-party season, which means, time to get your dranky-drank on!!
How Drunk Can You Get At Your Office X-Mas Party?
Healthcare visualisation maps disease prevalence across America | News
Disease prevalence and socioeconomic status across the US, as mapped by AdAge Regional differences in healthcare have been mapped time and again during the recent rise of online data-visualisation, but this effort, from the folks at AdAge , presents a new approach. The infographic shows which disease is most prevalent within the population of each US county, and also highlights the socioeconomic status of each region, as defined by the Patchwork Nation project.
Active People :: National Obesity Observatory
The Active People Survey is a large telephone survey of sport and active recreation, commissioned by Sport England.