The Use of Social Media in Public Health Surveillance

Authors

Isaac Chun-Hai Fung, Georgia Southern UniversityFollow
Zion Tsz Ho Tse, The University of Georgia
King-Wa Fu, The University of Hong KongFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

6-2015

Publication Title

Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal,

DOI

10.5365/wpsar.2015.6.1.019

ISSN

2094-7313

Abstract

Social media are broadly understood as a set of online activities that facilitate interpersonal communication, information sharing, collaboration or crowdsourcing among online users. They have become a global phenomenon with over two thirds of worldwide adult Internet users being active on social networking sites in 2014.¹

Recommended Citation

Fung, Isaac Chun-Hai, Zion Tsz Ho Tse, King-Wa Fu. 2015. "The Use of Social Media in Public Health Surveillance." Western Pacific Surveillance and Response Journal,, 6 (2): 3-6. doi: 10.5365/wpsar.2015.6.1.019
https://digitalcommons.georgiasouthern.edu/epid-facpubs/65