Crisis Management

The public is increasing becoming pre-first responders and first to supply information during crises situations. Being able to harvest this information as well as communicate valid information back to the public is crucial. We are taking our lessons learned from crowdsourcing and data mining in the public health space and applying it to crisis management, enabling public engagement in the most time-sensitive and critical situations.

Related Press & Publications

October 11, 2016

Harnessing the Web to Track the Next Outbreak

Aranka Anema, Carly R. Winokur, Chi Bahk, Sumiko Mekaru, Nicholas Preston, John S. Brownstein
Source: American Scientist
September 19, 2016

Global Capacity for Emerging Infectious Disease Detection, 1996–2014

Sheryl A. Kluberg, Sumiko R. Mekaru, David J. McIver, Lawrence C. Madoff, Adam W. Crawley, Mark S. Smolinski, John S. Brownstein
Source: CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases
September 06, 2016

How Data is Solving Some of the World's Biggest Problems

Source: Yahoo
August 11, 2016

Tracking the public health effects of the Rio Olympics: HealthMap

Kara Sewalk
Source: Vector