This was my first time visiting a site like ” Health Visualizations”. I really thought the creators used a great color popping technique and did not overcrowd the site. They made it organized and easy to articulate through to find the different links provided. For example, the Risk calculator tab was easy to find and actually located right in the center as you scroll down with an image / visualization clearly stating “cardiovascular risk” and a photo of a graph that calculates someone’s risks. I plugged in my actual data and got a <1% and then I played around with some numbers and doubled my weight and even added in that I had diabetes and really thought the risk calculation would change greatly. BUT IT DID NOT! It actually only rose from 1% to 2% in risk of cardiovascular disease. This was interesting information to see in actual recorded data.

Next, I clicked on the Icon Generator link and plugged in some data. I changed the title to “Diabetes Outcome”. I have a few family members, and even a friend whose daughter has Type I diabetes and has been living with it sine age 1 (now 6) y/o). So, it is a topic that interests me in knowing more about it with Health. I changed the color scheme of icons to something less harsh in my opinion to the eye and less crowded with the number of icons in the array. Here is what my icon generator looks like.

Overall, I found the website “Health Visualizations” helpful and easy to manage through. I know they mentioned this site was only a start and encouraged others to build off of this platform, but I think they really did a great job on explaining uncomfortable and unfamiliar terms in the health field to the viewer.