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== Introduction == |
== Introduction == |
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Welcome to the new health content page. We are working to create a comprehensive set of health modules that are localized to each of the target countries. Over the next several months we will be working to find partners to donate content appropriate for the laptop. We will use that content as a starting point, localizing and extending it to meet the needs of the children in the [http://www.laptop.org/map.en_US.html target countries]. |
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'''Welcome to the OLPC Health Project Page. To understand what we're doing and why we're here please read our [[Health/vision|Vision Statement]].''' |
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== Volunteer == |
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We need volunteers! We especially need people who have public health experience in a target country (Libya, Rwanda, Nigeria, Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, or Thailand), or speak a language from a target country (Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, Arabic, Kinyarwanda, French, or Thai). |
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We are an interdisciplinary group working on medical-related projects associated with the XO, including software, hardware, and content. Health projects can be a local grassroots undertaking, a student group project, a pilot implementation, a global community creation-sprint weekend - we cut across geographic, disciplinary, and institutional boundaries to help all health-related OLPC work move forward. |
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=== Recent news === |
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*[http://www.who.int/whosis/whostat/EN_WHS08_Full.pdf 2008 World Health Statistics] (WHO) published. |
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*The [[Health Jam]] in Seattle, WA took place April 18-20 at the University of Washington. See our [[Health_Jam_Seattle/Results|Results]] and plans for the future. |
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== Community == |
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We're always interested in hearing from, talking with, and collaborating with others with similar interests. No particular experience is required—just a passion for OLPC and the health field, and a willingness to learn. We're all constantly learning from and teaching each other. |
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If you are interested in what we are doing, since March 2008, most of our discussions take place on the [http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/Health Health mailing list]. The [http://lists.laptop.org/listinfo/library Library mailing list] was used before and connects one to the broader community of content discussions. The best way to join the conversation is to join the lists and introduce yourself. '''Note''' that if you are not a list member, any messages you post to a list email address will have to be moderated by the list owner, which results in a delay in distribution. |
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[http://wiki.laptop.org/index.php?title=Special:Userlogin&returnto=Health Log in or create an account] on the OLPC wiki, so you can edit pages and receive email notices of updates on pages you want to watch. |
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For chat via [[IRC]] you can find us at #olpc-health on freenode. (what is [[IRC]]?) |
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We occasionally hold phone meetings, you can find the agenda and minutes at [[Health_meetings|Health meetings]]. |
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== Health Projects == |
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The Health projects take three major forms; Content, Software and Hardware along with some other organizational and implementation projects. |
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=== [[Health Content]] === |
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We are working to create a comprehensive set of health information modules that are localized to each of the target countries. Over the next several months we will be working to find [[Health_Organizations | partners]] to donate content appropriate for the [[XO]]. There are also several existing copyright-free projects that we are translating and extending such as the [http://ankylosingspondylitisblog.blogspot.com Ankylosing Spondylitis] blog. We will use that content as a starting point, localizing and extending it to meet the needs of the children in our [http://www.laptop.org/map.en_US.html target countries]. For more information on this project, see [[Health_content|Health content]]. |
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==== [[BoliviaGWU|Bolivia Maternal Health Education Project]]==== |
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OLE Bolivia is partnering with them to develop a content/education delivery bundle for field test in March of 2009. |
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==== [[Animal Health]] ==== |
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:Basic animal health care and preventative measures; One, connect basic biology content more closely to the study of human health; and two, directly effect likelihood of animal borne diseases. Animal health and husbandry education could also have sanitation and economic benefits in rural areas. For more information see [[Animal Health]]. |
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=== [[Health Software]] === |
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We are working software projects geared specifically towards Health on the XO, and are adapting existing applications as well. For example [[Measure]] is one example of an existing [[Activity]] being adapted for Health use. By plugging in sensors like an [[TeleHealth_Hardware | EKG]] to the XO's audio-in port, vital signs can be measured via software. Vital signs and medical records can also be stored in various medical record software systems. Various people are working on [[WorldVistA#VistA|WorldVistA]] for this purpose. |
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=== [[Health Hardware]] === |
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If you are interested in volunteering, please check out [[Health Content: Getting Started|Getting Started]] for info on how to contribute, and add your name to the [[#Volunteers|volunteers list]]. Feel free to contact [[Davidgreisen|David Greisen]] with any questions at dgreisen at gmail dot com with "OLPC" somewhere in the subject line |
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There are currently several groups working on Health sensors for the XO. Some are a simple as a temperature gauge that can be plugged into the audio-in port and used with [[Measure]]. But the eventual goal of [[Health Hardware]] is a $10USD USB device that can act as a full [[TeleHealth]] remote sensor package for pulse, temperature, blood oximeter, and many other simple sensors. Along with existing components such as the built in [[webcam]] on the XO this will allow doctors to diagnose patients from hundreds of miles away. |
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== Modules == |
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[[File:OLPC tele microscopy.jpeg|600px | thumb |center| 2013 11 27 at the http://eudevdays.eu/topics/science-and-innovation-development. Presentation on the use of a stetoscope, an echography sonar metering device, an e microscope all with an USB plug, plugged in into a laptop allowing remote eHealth consultations. Supported by EU FP7 Funds. Several devices come in kits with a foldable Photovoltaic. Think 2.500 € per kit. Brings the technology to about 25 €/consultation, which is readily refunded by the Peruvian health insurance program.]] More: www.EHAS.org |
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=== Info === |
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[[File:OLPC tele-ultrasound.jpg|400px | thumb|center |2013 11 27 at the http://eudevdays.eu/topics/science-and-innovation-development. Presentation on the use of a stetoscope, an echography sonar metering device, an e microscope all with an USB plug, plugged in into a laptop allowing remote eHealth consultations. Supported by EU FP7 Funds. Several devices come in kits with a foldable Photovoltaic. Think 2.500 € per kit. Brings the technology to about 25 €/consultation, which is readily refunded by the Peruvian health insurance program.]] More: www.EHAS.org |
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* Each of these Modules, with corresponding submodules, will have to be created, localized and translated for each country and language. |
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[[File:OLPC tele-ultrasound echographia.jpeg|600px | thumb|center |2013 11 27 at the http://eudevdays.eu/topics/science-and-innovation-development. Presentation on the use of a stetoscope, an echography sonar metering device, an e microscope all with an USB plug, plugged in into a laptop allowing remote eHealth consultations. Supported by EU FP7 Funds. Several devices come in kits with a foldable Photovoltaic. Think 2.500 € per kit. Brings the technology to about 25 €/consultation, which is readily refunded by the Peruvian health insurance program.]] More: www.EHAS.org |
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* Some will need more localization than others. For example "hand washing" will need localization for urban, peri-urban, and rural areas, while "childhood disease and prevention" will need extensive localization for each area based on it most common childhood illnesses and best-of-breed prevention techniques. |
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[[File:SvenAERTSafricaCO2eOnCarbonMoneyForRemoteMedicineOLPC.JPG|600px| center | thumb |2013 11 27 Sven AERTS OLPC Community talking about OLPC at the http://eudevdays.eu/topics/science-and-innovation-development. This resulted in identifying several top players also active in the EU OLPC Community landscape, firing up spirits, stressing teams to document their efforts on this wiki.laptop.org so others could find out about them, link up, built upon projects etc..]] |
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* In addition to localization, each module will need to have appropriate material. |
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*If you are interested in coordinating one of these modules, please contact [[User:Davidgreisen|David Greisen]]. |
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=== [[Health Misc]] === |
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Please debate modifications/additions on the [[Talk:Health_Content|Discussion]] page |
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There are other projects that are needed to implement any sort of Healthcare with the XO. There are ongoing efforts to help [[translate]] our content, as well as our software. [[Health Professional | Recruiting]] new healthcare workers, programmers and other tasks is always important and could use your [[Health Professional | help]]. Once our materials are finished, we will of course need people for training people how to use our tools. And of course this and other [[:Category:Health|Health Category]] pages need [[wiki_cleanup#health | organizing and updating]]. We can always use volunteers for this. |
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* Physiology |
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** Parts of the Body |
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** Body Systems/functions |
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* Epidemiology |
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** "Germs" |
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** Vectors |
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* First Aid |
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* Childhood Disease and Prevention |
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** Childhood Diseases |
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** Prevention |
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** Mitigation/Treatment (as applicable) |
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** Vaccines |
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* [[Water and sanitation|Sanitation/hygiene]] |
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** Hand Washing |
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** Other personal hygiene |
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** Food Handling |
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** Healthy Home |
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** Clean Water |
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* Diet |
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* General Reference Texts |
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== [[Health Organizations]] == |
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We are looking for all sorts of health content for each module: |
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* picture books/children's stories |
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* simple computer games to encourage healthy behavior |
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* other computer-based activities taking advantage of the laptop's interactive capabilities |
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* educational animations (See also: [[Mentoring#Ideas]]) |
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* activities that can be performed in "real life," such as science experiments, community projects |
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* lesson plans for teachers |
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* teacher education material |
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* textbooks |
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* reference books |
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The Health Projects of OLPC are still in their infancy. Some working relationships have been started with [[Health Organizations]]. The Hesperian Foundation[http://www.hesperian.org] is the first such group to [[Adapting_Hesperian_Books | contribute]] to OLPC Health. But other groups have expressed interest and talks are underway. |
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== Partners == |
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Over the next several months we will be working to find health organizations that are willing to donate content to the OLPC library. As we confirm these organizations, they and their contributions will be listed under "Confirmed Partners." If you have an idea for a potential content partner, please list it, along with a brief description under "Suggested Partners." |
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If you would like to add to our list of candidates, or help write proposals to these groups, please visit the [[Health Organizations]] page. |
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=== Confirmed Partners === |
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* [http://www.hesperian.org/ Hesperian Foundation] - Publisher of such books as "Where There is no Doctor", see [[Adapting Hesperian Books]] -- send us CDs containing In Design layouts for |
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** WTND in English and Spanish |
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** Water for Life |
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** Sanitation and Cleanliness |
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** Pesticides are Poison |
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== Getting Involved == |
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If you are interested in our project you can help. We need people from all disciplines, health-related or not, professionally trained or not. If you don't find a place in any of these projects you can always contact [[User:Arjs|Arjun]] or [[User:Sethwoodworth|Seth]] to help find you a home. |
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* Health Ministries of target countries {{Status green countries}} |
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** Argentina - [http://www.msal.gov.ar/ Ministerio de Salud de la Nación] |
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** Brazil - [http://www.saude.gov.br/ Ministério da Saúde] |
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** Libya - ''unkown'' |
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** Nigeria - [http://www.nigeria.gov.ng/fed_min_health.aspx Federal Ministry of Health] |
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** Rwanda - ''unknown'' |
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** Thailand - [http://www.moph.go.th/ Ministry of Public Health] |
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** Uruguay - [http://www.msp.gub.uy/ Ministerio de Salud Pública] |
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* World Health Organization |
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** [http://www.afro.who.int/ WHO Africa] |
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** [http://www.whosea.org/ WHO SE Asia] |
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** [http://www.paho.org/ Pan-American Health Organization] |
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* Partners in Health |
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* [http://www.hesperian.org/ Hesperian Foundation] - Publisher of such books as "Where There is no Doctor" |
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** Hesperian has been contacted by [[User:Pascal|Pascal Scheffers]] |
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* [http://www.malaria.org/ Malaria Foundation International] |
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* [http://www.facmed.utoronto.ca/ Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto] - "We have lots of material" and high-level administrators there are interested in providing it to us. Similar interest from the Faculty of Dentistry (2007-05-16). Contact Mike Fletcher (mcfletch@vrplumber.com) for contact details. |
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'''If you think you fit any of the following categories, please visit the page and see how you can help:''' |
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Local organizations, both official and NGOs, will have a mixed set of materials targeting the local population, which presumably has already the linguistic and cultural factors incorporated, so that would be the first stop to source material. Sometimes you can find the dated material side by side with the latest ideas about health and education. |
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*[[Health Professional]] |
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*[[Programmer#Health | Programmer]] |
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*[[Writer#Health | Writer]] |
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*[[Illustrator#Health | Illustrator]] |
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*[[Photographer#Health | Photographer]] |
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*[[Translator#Health | Translator]] |
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*[[Electrical_Engineer#Health | Electrical Engineer]] |
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== A note about OLPC and Health projects == |
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A general [http://www.fda.gov/oia/agencies.htm list of International Organizations and Foreign Government Agencies] compiled by [http://www.fda.gov/ USA's FDA] |
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OLPC is committed in its efforts to providing children in developing countries with a low cost, connected laptop. The laptop is a tool for learning, sharing and expression; however, the presence of a low-cost, rugged and connected device such as the XO laptop goes on to benefit the communities (kids and their families) in more ways than just one. One of these aspects is improving health and living practices of people. |
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== To Do == |
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There has been a lot of interest from volunteers and organizations to develop applications and tools around the XO laptop that would help the recipients of the laptop and their families adopt healthy living practices. These initiatives have largely centered around development of software and content which serves to act as a source of reference for symptoms, diseases and preventive practices and healthy living. There have also been certain efforts in the development of tele-health peripheral modules. |
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# Get wiki, mailing list and content repository up and running |
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# Recruit contributors and coordinators |
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# Solicit content donations |
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# Develop content not donated |
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# Localize content |
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# translate content |
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While OLPC is not currently in a position where it could fund these projects, it can endorse the efforts and partner in grant applications. Also, OLPC will do its best in providing communication channels (mailing lists, conference calls, project hosting etc.) that facilitate these projects. |
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== Volunteers == |
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* [[User:Davidgreisen|David Greisen]] - health content coordinator - feel free to contact me with any questions at dgreisen at gmail dot com with "OLPC" somewhere in the subject line* |
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* [[User:Anna B]] |
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* [[User:eyakes|Beth Yakes]] |
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* [[User:Pascal|Pascal Scheffers]] |
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* Maja Kuilman |
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Latest revision as of 15:37, 28 November 2013
Health | Literacy | Math | Music | Biology | Chemistry -
Introduction
Welcome to the OLPC Health Project Page. To understand what we're doing and why we're here please read our Vision Statement.
We are an interdisciplinary group working on medical-related projects associated with the XO, including software, hardware, and content. Health projects can be a local grassroots undertaking, a student group project, a pilot implementation, a global community creation-sprint weekend - we cut across geographic, disciplinary, and institutional boundaries to help all health-related OLPC work move forward.
Recent news
- 2008 World Health Statistics (WHO) published.
- The Health Jam in Seattle, WA took place April 18-20 at the University of Washington. See our Results and plans for the future.
Community
We're always interested in hearing from, talking with, and collaborating with others with similar interests. No particular experience is required—just a passion for OLPC and the health field, and a willingness to learn. We're all constantly learning from and teaching each other.
If you are interested in what we are doing, since March 2008, most of our discussions take place on the Health mailing list. The Library mailing list was used before and connects one to the broader community of content discussions. The best way to join the conversation is to join the lists and introduce yourself. Note that if you are not a list member, any messages you post to a list email address will have to be moderated by the list owner, which results in a delay in distribution.
Log in or create an account on the OLPC wiki, so you can edit pages and receive email notices of updates on pages you want to watch.
For chat via IRC you can find us at #olpc-health on freenode. (what is IRC?)
We occasionally hold phone meetings, you can find the agenda and minutes at Health meetings.
Health Projects
The Health projects take three major forms; Content, Software and Hardware along with some other organizational and implementation projects.
Health Content
We are working to create a comprehensive set of health information modules that are localized to each of the target countries. Over the next several months we will be working to find partners to donate content appropriate for the XO. There are also several existing copyright-free projects that we are translating and extending such as the Ankylosing Spondylitis blog. We will use that content as a starting point, localizing and extending it to meet the needs of the children in our target countries. For more information on this project, see Health content.
Bolivia Maternal Health Education Project
OLE Bolivia is partnering with them to develop a content/education delivery bundle for field test in March of 2009.
Animal Health
- Basic animal health care and preventative measures; One, connect basic biology content more closely to the study of human health; and two, directly effect likelihood of animal borne diseases. Animal health and husbandry education could also have sanitation and economic benefits in rural areas. For more information see Animal Health.
Health Software
We are working software projects geared specifically towards Health on the XO, and are adapting existing applications as well. For example Measure is one example of an existing Activity being adapted for Health use. By plugging in sensors like an EKG to the XO's audio-in port, vital signs can be measured via software. Vital signs and medical records can also be stored in various medical record software systems. Various people are working on WorldVistA for this purpose.
Health Hardware
There are currently several groups working on Health sensors for the XO. Some are a simple as a temperature gauge that can be plugged into the audio-in port and used with Measure. But the eventual goal of Health Hardware is a $10USD USB device that can act as a full TeleHealth remote sensor package for pulse, temperature, blood oximeter, and many other simple sensors. Along with existing components such as the built in webcam on the XO this will allow doctors to diagnose patients from hundreds of miles away.
More: www.EHAS.org
More: www.EHAS.org
More: www.EHAS.org
Health Misc
There are other projects that are needed to implement any sort of Healthcare with the XO. There are ongoing efforts to help translate our content, as well as our software. Recruiting new healthcare workers, programmers and other tasks is always important and could use your help. Once our materials are finished, we will of course need people for training people how to use our tools. And of course this and other Health Category pages need organizing and updating. We can always use volunteers for this.
Health Organizations
The Health Projects of OLPC are still in their infancy. Some working relationships have been started with Health Organizations. The Hesperian Foundation[1] is the first such group to contribute to OLPC Health. But other groups have expressed interest and talks are underway.
If you would like to add to our list of candidates, or help write proposals to these groups, please visit the Health Organizations page.
Getting Involved
If you are interested in our project you can help. We need people from all disciplines, health-related or not, professionally trained or not. If you don't find a place in any of these projects you can always contact Arjun or Seth to help find you a home.
If you think you fit any of the following categories, please visit the page and see how you can help:
A note about OLPC and Health projects
OLPC is committed in its efforts to providing children in developing countries with a low cost, connected laptop. The laptop is a tool for learning, sharing and expression; however, the presence of a low-cost, rugged and connected device such as the XO laptop goes on to benefit the communities (kids and their families) in more ways than just one. One of these aspects is improving health and living practices of people.
There has been a lot of interest from volunteers and organizations to develop applications and tools around the XO laptop that would help the recipients of the laptop and their families adopt healthy living practices. These initiatives have largely centered around development of software and content which serves to act as a source of reference for symptoms, diseases and preventive practices and healthy living. There have also been certain efforts in the development of tele-health peripheral modules.
While OLPC is not currently in a position where it could fund these projects, it can endorse the efforts and partner in grant applications. Also, OLPC will do its best in providing communication channels (mailing lists, conference calls, project hosting etc.) that facilitate these projects.