Exploring Social Media Network Connections to Assist During Public Health Emergency Response: A Retrospective Case-Study of Hurricane Matthew and Twitter Users in Georgia, USA.

Kamalich Muniz-Rodriguez Jessica S SchwindJingjing YinHai LiangGerardo ChowellIsaac Chun-Hai Fung

Published in: Disaster medicine and public health preparedness (2023)

Social media data can be used to detect and evaluate damages of communities affected by natural disasters and identify users' needs in at-risk areas before the event takes place to aid during the preparedness phases.

Keyphrases

social media
public health
health information
global health
electronic health record
big data
emergency department
machine learning
data analysis