Health Communication Map

You thought out your ideas very well, which I like. I think that because there is so much useful data to input, graph readability is very important.
One thing that I may not have understood correctly- is the symptoms graph a separate graph that also requires the input of data? And does the user add in their own symptoms (for example, tiredness or back pain) or do they come out naturally from what the user has inputed previously? I also wonder if there is a way to group together certain types of data and create tabs based on data that would be more important for certain illnesses, just in case the user might be discouraged from using the program because they do not want to have to input too much (people get lazy haha).
But overall- seeing the colors on the graphs really helped me visualize what we had discussed in class.

I think this is great idea and it's wonderful how thought out it is and how you've chosen such meaningful data streams to cover. But I wanted to know more about the data stream for mood. Since feelings such as pain, severity of treatments/medication, and overall mood can be subjective, how will they be measured? Will you give users a scale on which to rate these feelings or will it be more like an entry where they can type in their mood. If it's the former, how will you be able to use that to gauge what the patient is feeling, since each person would feel similar sensations, such as pain, in different ways? And if it's the latter, how will you quantify the information? But again, I thought this is a really good idea and the way you've made it accessible for everyone through so many different outlets is great.

Regarding mood--I'm not 100% sure the best way to go about this, but I can think of two options which, were I to actually sit down and make the app, I would experiment with. One is to provide a scale (say from 1-5) which offers a spectrum of upset to happy, with the center number being neutral. Another would be to have a set of ~5 questions (which obviously would have to be carefully chosen) that would gauge the person's mood for them, and produce the rating.

The symptoms graph would be separate, although the interface for inputting date would probably include everything all in one go. I would want the app to be able to "learn" the person's individual symptoms, so they'd be able to put the ones in that they felt were most important. I would hope for the app to have the ability to specialize according to different conditions (because pregnancy is very different from, say, lupus), which the user would input on the day they downloaded the app or created a count on the online interface.

Your feedback on your peers' projects is very helpful, and allows for some interesting food for thought on their projects. Great job!

Your project is also very interesting! There are so many things that could be useful about this project, and it is also something that can have instant emotional connections to the audience. Everyone has some relation to illness, and this could be something that connects people through a shared experience.

Some things to consider:
-- The informational part is very well thought out, and I think exploring how these things could potentially "connect" people would be an interesting study on the phenomenon of medical care in America, and other countries as well.