WiserIT
So that we don't forget about the impact of IT
How much energy does a laptop use? Where do batteries go when we "recycle" them? What's the kilowatt cost of our data centers? This group was started mainly to talk about our increasing dependency on IT to do our work in the non-profit/ngo world, and how we may often overlook the impact of using this technology. After all, if we go on strike to protest t ...learn more
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Created: Oct 10, 2007
Updated: Aug 27, 2009
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Global Health Atlas
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The world's diseases are not evenly distributed across the globe. Sub-Saharan African nations, for example, suffer much higher rates of HIV infection than do countries in any other region, and even higher rates of mortality among those infected with the virus. Diarrheal diseases, tuberculosis, cardiovascular disease, and many other conditions show similarly disproportionate distributions.
The causes of such disparities in the health of countries are complex. Some factors become apparent, however, when various socio-economic data from the world's nations are plotted on global maps alongside mortality rates for specific diseases.
This Global Health Atlas enables you to explore such social and economic indicators as life expectancy, wealth, and education. Compare the indicators with the distribution of the world's deadliest diseases, and decide for yourself how and why they might be connected.
To use this feature, you will need Flash 6 or later.
The causes of such disparities in the health of countries are complex. Some factors become apparent, however, when various socio-economic data from the world's nations are plotted on global maps alongside mortality rates for specific diseases.
This Global Health Atlas enables you to explore such social and economic indicators as life expectancy, wealth, and education. Compare the indicators with the distribution of the world's deadliest diseases, and decide for yourself how and why they might be connected.
To use this feature, you will need Flash 6 or later.
