Selected article for: "accessible information and action taking"

Author: Yang, Y. Tony; Horneffer, Michael; DiLisio, Nicole
Title: Mining Social Media and Web Searches For Disease Detection
  • Document date: 2013_5_31
  • ID: k3ujatua_2
    Snippet: From 2005 to 2009, SNS usage quadrupled thus increasing connectivity and prompting efforts to identify new opportunities of using social media to impact population health. 1 Timely, accessible, and credible health information is critical for improving public health outcomes, taking action during an outbreak, and preventing illness. 2 The increased frequency in the use of the Internet via computer or mobile devices provides an opportunity for soci.....
    Document: From 2005 to 2009, SNS usage quadrupled thus increasing connectivity and prompting efforts to identify new opportunities of using social media to impact population health. 1 Timely, accessible, and credible health information is critical for improving public health outcomes, taking action during an outbreak, and preventing illness. 2 The increased frequency in the use of the Internet via computer or mobile devices provides an opportunity for social media to be the medium through which users can be provided with valuable health information quickly and directly. Social media platforms and web searches provide access to emerging health trends, which decreases the interim period before health events occur.

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