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VizHealth Icon Array
Lamar Miller
I really enjoyed the personalization of the VizHealth website. I believe this is a very creative site that takes data visualization and allows the results to serve a greater good. It was informative and easy to follow. It was good to know I have about 5% risk of developing cardiovascular disease in the next 10 years. This data is critical to helping users detect risks early so they can begin treatment or make better lifestyle choices.
For my icon array, I researched data on hypertension in young men. As it pertains to men 18-39, there is a 1/3 chance that they have hypertension or blood pressure above 130/80. This can be seen in the icon array below with approximately 33 out of 100 males at risk.
Example Datasets for Infographics
Lamar Miller
This is an example of a Census Bureau infographic depicting population density. Attached here you will find a link to redistricting datasets that were used to assist in building this graphic. Datasets like this one are used by government agencies and private firms to build insightful and factual infographics. The destination URL provided below will redirect to an interactive version of this graphic. Tableau offers tools that students can use to create interactive infographics. Graphic.
