Developing a Social Media System for Biosurveillance

Authors

  • Julie Waters National Biosurveillance Integration Center (NBIC), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Washington, DC, United States
  • Kristina Howard National Biosurveillance Integration Center (NBIC), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Washington, DC, United States
  • Heather Baker National Biosurveillance Integration Center (NBIC), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Washington, DC, United States
  • Caroline Brown National Biosurveillance Integration Center (NBIC), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Washington, DC, United States

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v6i1.5072

Abstract

The National Biosurveillance Integration Center's (NBIC) innovation project on Social Media Analysis seeks to demonstrate the viability of extracting relevant, health information from social media data, with the ultimate goal to establish an operational social media system for biological event surveillance. Application of this data to the biosurveillance problem is yet largely unexplored. Initial analysis shows promising capacity for health information within social media. Significant investment and future effort is required in the areas of algorithm, system architecture, and CONOPS development to enact an operational social media system for biosurveillance.

Author Biography

Julie Waters, National Biosurveillance Integration Center (NBIC), Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Washington, DC, United States

Dr. Julie Waters leads the Innovation portfolio within the National Biosurveillance Integration Center (NBIC) in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Office of Health Affairs. In this role, she leads the development of new analytic capabilities and technologies to improve NBIC's products and services in support of early warning and situational awareness. Specific areas of focus include novel biosurveillance data sources and advanced analytic techniques for data integration, risk analysis, and decision support.

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Published

2014-03-09

How to Cite

Waters, J., Howard, K., Baker, H., & Brown, C. (2014). Developing a Social Media System for Biosurveillance. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v6i1.5072

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Oral Presentations