[MCTG] Fwd: Build an App for Better Health

[BC]

Great opportunity to discover GIS for the environment and make a 
contribution.  ~BC

Announcing the Climate Change & Human Health App Challenge
http://www.esri.com/landing-pages/industries/health/climate-change-app-challenge?utm_source=esri&utm_medium=email&utm_term=108302&utm_content=banner&utm_campaign=climate_app_challenge_2015


Climate Change Threatens Health—Your App Can Help
https://www.hackerleague.org/hackathons/esri-human-health-and-climate-change-app-challenge

The effects of climate change pose real dangers to people's health around the world. Rising temperatures cause more smog, and extreme weather jeopardizes infrastructure and safety. The result? An increased likelihood of vulnerable populations becoming sick or injured.

Understanding the geography of climate change is an important step in creating a vibrant and sustainable future. And you have the tools to make a difference.

Put your GIS skills to work for a good cause and enter the Esri Human Health and Climate Change App Challenge. Hear from Esri's health and human services experts about why we must take action now -- and how you can help:

-Watch Esri Chief Medical Officer Dr. Este Geraghty weigh in on how GIS can increase climate resilience.
http://video.esri.com/iframe/4553/000000/width/960/0/00:00:0?utm_source=esri&utm_medium=email&utm_term=108302&utm_content=article&utm_campaign=climate_app_challenge_2015

-Watch Esri health and human services specialist Angelica Baltazar Almeida detail GIS solutions for protecting vulnerable people from climate change.
http://video.esri.com/iframe/4552/000000/width/960/0/00:00:00?utm_source=esri&utm_medium=email&utm_term=108302&utm_content=article&utm_campaign=climate_app_challenge_2015

Enter the Challenge
https://www.hackerleague.org/hackathons/esri-human-health-and-climate-change-app-challenge


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