What’s in Your Pocket? Trends in Mobile Apps for Biosurveillance and Decision-Making

Journal Article · 26 February 2015 · Online Journal of Public Health Informatics

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v7i1.5660 · OSTI ID:1629952

Corley, Courtney D. ^[1]; Leal-Neto, Onicio ^[2]; Taylor, Craig ^[3]; Escobar-Viera, César ^[4]; Del Rio Vilas, Victor ^[5]

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1. Pacific Northwest National Lab. (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
2. Epitrack, Recife (Brazil)
3. Cojengo, Glasgow (United Kingdom)
4. Univ. of Florida, Gainesville, FL (United States)
5. Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Rio de Janeiro (Brazil)

Mobile applications offer tremendous potential for collecting data for biosurveillance through participatory surveillance and the integration of new and traditional data streams. This panel features epidemiologists, data scientists, and technology partners who will address the full application lifecycle -- from the assessment of the specific demand, resource, and technology specifications, to implementation and evaluation-- of several innovative apps. Audience engagement using a new web app will gather input on other uses of mobile apps for data collection, visualization, and analyses. The panel and audience discussion will be compiled into guidance for future development of mobile apps for biosurveillance purposes to advance population health.

• Research Organization: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL), Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Science (SC); Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA); Skoll Global Threats Fund
• Grant/Contract Number: AC05-76RL01830
• OSTI ID: 1629952
• Journal Information: Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, Vol. 7, Issue 1; Conference: 2014 Conference of the International Society for Disease Surveillance (ISDS 2014), Philadelphia, PA (United States), 9-11 Dec 2014; ISSN 1947-2579
• Publisher: University of Illinois at ChicagoCopyright Statement
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English