The adoption of social media and mobile health technologies for emergency preparedness by local health departments: A joint perspective from NACCHO and the UPMC center for health security

Journal of Public Health Management and Practice

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 259-263

  Rubin, Sara ^a   Bouri, Nidhi ^b   Jolani, Nina ^a   Minton, Kathleen ^b  

^a NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COUNTY AND CITY HEALTH OFFICIALS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DISASTER PLANNING; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERVIEW; MEDICAL INFORMATICS; MOBILE APPLICATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL MEDIA; TELEMEDICINE; TRENDS; UNITED STATES; UTILIZATION;

DISASTER PLANNING; HUMANS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; MEDICAL INFORMATICS APPLICATIONS; MOBILE APPLICATIONS; PUBLIC HEALTH ADMINISTRATION; SOCIAL MEDIA; TELEMEDICINE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84893273542     PISSN: 10784659     EISSN: 15505022     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000056     Document Type: Article

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