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Open Data Community

Links to 'Open Data' organizations, projects, information portals, data sets, statistics, analytic tools, and other resources in the U.S. and around the world - especially as it relates to 'Open Data' and the healthcare community.

See the following -

Open Data Commons

http://opendatacommons.org/about/

Open Data Commons exists to provide legal solutions for open data. In March 2008 it launched the first ever open data license: the Public Domain Dedication and License (PDDL). Open Data Commons is an Open Knowledge Foundation project run by its Advisory Council and like the Foundation is a not-for-profit effort working for the benefit of the general open knowledge community.

Open Data Handbook

The Open Data Handbook introduces you to legal, social and technical aspects of 'open data'. It explains the basic concepts of ‘open data’ and especially open government data. It covers how open data creates value and can have a positive impact in many different areas. Read More »

Open Data Hub of the European Union (EU)

The Open Data Hub of the European Union (EU) provides access to 'open' public data from the European Commission. It also provides access to data of other EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies. The published data can be downloaded by everyone interested to facilitate reuse, linking and the creation of innovative services. Read More »

Homepage: 
http://open-data.europa.eu/open-data/

Red Monk

http://redmonk.com/

RedMonk is a data analysis company founded in 2002. Its analysts spend their days learning from the developers that are defining the future of technology, distilling our findings into free research, and working with clients to explain the likely impact. Read More »

Socrata

http://www.socrata.com/solutions/

Socrata is the leading developer and provider of Open Data Services, a category of cloud-based Web 2.0 solutions that enable federal, state, and local governments to dramatically improve the reach, usability and social utility of their public information assets. Read More »

StateHealthFacts

The Kaiser Foundation supports the StateHealthFacts web site that provides free, up-to-date, and easy-to-use data on the the status of healthcare for all 50 states in the U.S.

Homepage: 
http://www.statehealthfacts.org/index.jsp

WHO Europe: Public Health Databases

The World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe comprises 53 countries, covering a vast geographical region from the Atlantic to the Pacific oceans. It is made up of public health, scientific and technical experts from Member States. Read More »

Homepage: 
http://www.euro.who.int/en/data-and-evidence

WHO Global Health Observatory

The WHO Global Health Observatory (GHO) provides data and analyses on major global health issues and priorities.The GHO data repository contains an extensive list of indicators, which can be selected by theme or through a multi-dimension query functionality. It is the World Health Organization's (WHO) main health data & statistics repository.

Homepage: 
http://www.who.int/gho/en/

WONDER

Home Page: 
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Wide-ranging Online Data for Epidemiologic Research (WONDER) is an easy-to-use, menu-driven system that makes the information resources of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) available to public health professionals and the public at large. It provides access to a wide array of public health information. Read More »

World Bank Health Data

The World Bank maintains a web site containing health related data sets and statistics on national health systems, disease prevention, reproductive health, nutrition, population, and population dynamics. Read More »

Homepage: 
http://data.worldbank.org/topic/health