Also by Andrew on a related topic: Hacking the World, Public Health Style http://www.riskscience.umich.edu/public-health-maker-movement/

Did you see that we'll be showing a new movie about makers over the lunch hour at #makehealth  ?  https://www.flickr.com/photos/rosefirerising/14787833502/ Maker the Movie http://makerthemovie.com/ 

An interview about #MakeHealth with MakerBridge founder +Sharona Ginsberg Press coverage: http://makerbridge.si.umich.edu/blog/140804-801

"His name is Insaman. This virtual superhero's mission is to help diabetic children manage their blood glucose levels." Press coverage: http://ns.umich.edu/new/multimedia/videos/22309-we-make-health-fest-encouraging-community-creation-of-tools-technologies-to-promote-health

Learn about making, Part two (videos) https://medium.com/@HealthByUs/learn-about-making-2-5584133ed6af

Ann Arbor ranks high for their maker passion score. What's that? Find out here: https://medium.com/@HealthByUs/where-the-makers-are-69288a0a6af3

This is a paper app making tool for iPhone and iPad. Download it!  medicine https://medium.com/@HealthByUs/make-your-own-app-1625e119f16d

More info about our keynotes, José Gómez-Márquez and John Costik. José: http://www2.technologyreview.com/tr35/profile.aspx?TRID=762 

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION 

We are asking for help sharing the following information with their communities that might be interested in the We Make Health Fest. That could include both on campus communities (faculty, students, staff, departments) as well as off campus communities (schools, churches, parents, health communities, DIY groups, clubs, or more). 

NOTE: If you have contacted a specific organization, if would help us to not spam them with multiple requests if you could just note in this spreadsheet that you've done so. 

(http://bit.ly/MakeHealthPublicInviteForm)

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Make Health Fest
Saturday, Aug 16th, 2014
University of Michigan
Palmer Commons, Great Lakes Rooms

The Make Health Fest is a collaborative event for a local and virtual community interested in health, technology, and participatory design. Think of it as a mash-up of science fair PLUS Hands On Museum or Exploratorium PLUS do it yourself! 

We are looking for both speakers and exhibitors for the event.  
 * If you’re gung ho and interested, please complete the official Exhibitor/Speaker sign-up form (http://bit.ly/MakeHealthExhibitorForm) to be a featured exhibitor and/or speaker at the event. Exhibitor and Speaker applications are due by Monday, July 28. 
* If you’re interested, but on the fence about exhibiting or speaking just yet, complete the short interest form (http://bit.ly/MakeHealthSignUpForm).

With your help, we hope to promote learning, creating, and problem-solving through a combination of Show+Tell+Do! We'll be featuring speakers, hands-on learning opportunities, and health innovators from across the community. 

Learn More!

Make Health: http://makehealth.us/
Twitter:@MakeHealthUM
Google Plus: Make Health UM

A project of HealthDesignBy.Us
Twitter:@HealthByUs
Blog: https://medium.com/@HealthByUs/we-makehealth-fest-28ea6b472616

Here's some ideas about Make & Takes for health to get things rolling. Anyone want to try any of these out? Or have another idea?  http://etechlib.wordpress.com/2014/07/01/about-make-takes-for-health-makehealth/

Andrew Maynard blogged about the event and its significance. Be sure to come hear him talk about the potential impact of DIY/maker movement on public policy and public health! http://www.riskscience.umich.edu/creative-collaborative-health-solutions-make-health-fest/

Hey, everyone, please consider printing off some of the posters and posting them or passing them out. Here is the press kit link: https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B3Mz3YhZbmefclRiRnFlemkyaTA&usp=sharing

"It’s called Healthdesignby.us, and it’s a community of individuals (patients, doctors, makers, artists, designers, researchers, professors, students, advocates) passionate about health, technology, and participatory design.

Curious? Concerned? Skeptical? Let me give you some background.

It all started with a YouTube video."

Press coverage: http://uofmhealthblogs.org/childrens/voices-from-mott/healthcare-design-by-us-and-you/16351/

The #MakeHealth  video We #makehealth Fest- August 16th! by +Andrew Maynard 

Learn about making, part 1 https://medium.com/@HealthByUs/learn-about-making-1-ae9cc7ff1e70

What is a make and take? https://medium.com/@HealthByUs/what-is-a-make-take-for-health-makehealth-b5fc1d04a065

"But people aren’t waiting anymore.  There’s a whole movement in the diabetes community embracing that very concept.  And today (and tomorrow) I’ll be taking an in-depth look at how amazing people in this community are taking their diabetes data into their own hands.  We are not waiting, indeed!"  http://sixuntilme.com/wp/2014/07/10/cgm-cloud-part/

BOOTHS! We still need people who want to show off how to do cool things. Please join us at http://makehealth.us Interest or participation form at https://docs.google.com/a/umich.edu/forms/d/1Hxr3V34sem5iro7pPgq1vdHYOvxd3B7pZULc309r_sE/viewform

My new post about how to get started hacking health with personal genomics data. http://etechlib.wordpress.com/2014/07/06/good-lord-people-23andme-is-not-dead/

So, if you are a maker, where does health come into it? http://etechlib.wordpress.com/2014/07/03/makehealth-connecting-making-hacking-tinkering-to-health/