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Visualization and visual analytics re-searchers can contribute substantial technological advances to support the reliable, effective, safe, and validated systems required for personal health, clinical healthcare, and public health policymaking. E volving health informatics systems promise to revolutionize health and healthcare programs worldwide. However, turning this hope-filled vision into a reality will take enormous effort from thousands of designers, analysts, software engineers, usability specialists, and medical professionals. While there are many challenges to overcome, the focus here is on the central role of information visualization and visual analytics processes.1,2 These disciplines offer algorithms, interactive designs, and analytic processes that support exploration, monitoring, insight discovery