Social media mining for public health monitoring and surveillance

Michael J. Paul; Abeed Sarker; John S. Brownstein; Azadeh Nikfarjam; Matthew Scotch; Karen L. Smith; Graciela Gonzalez

doi:10.1142/9789814749411_0043

Social media mining for public health monitoring and surveillance

Michael J. Paul, Abeed Sarker, John S. Brownstein, Azadeh Nikfarjam, Matthew Scotch, Karen L. Smith, Graciela Gonzalez

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Abstract

This paper describes topics pertaining to the session, "Social Media Mining for Public Health Monitoring and Surveillance," at the Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing (PSB) 2016. In addition to summarizing the content of the session, this paper also surveys recent research on using social media data to study public health. The survey is organized into sections describing recent progress in public health problems, computational methods, and social implications.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Biocomputing 2016
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the Pacific Symposium
Editors	Russ B. Altman, A. Keith Dunker, Lawrence Hunter, Marylyn D. Ritchie, Tiffany Murray, Teri E. Klein
Place of Publication	Singapore
Publisher	World Scientific Publishing
Pages	468-479
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Electronic)	9789814749428
ISBN (Print)	9789814749404
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814749411_0043
Publication status	Published - 2016
Externally published	Yes
Event	21st Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing, PSB 2016 - Kohala Coast, United States Duration: 4 Jan 2016 → 8 Jan 2016

Conference

Conference	21st Pacific Symposium on Biocomputing, PSB 2016
Country	United States
City	Kohala Coast
Period	4/01/16 → 8/01/16

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Copyright the Publisher 2016. Version archived for private and non-commercial use with the permission of the author/s and according to publisher conditions. For further rights please contact the publisher.

Keywords

Social media
data mining
natural language processing
public health

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Paul, M. J., Sarker, A., Brownstein, J. S., Nikfarjam, A., Scotch, M., Smith, K. L., & Gonzalez, G. (2016). Social media mining for public health monitoring and surveillance. In R. B. Altman, A. K. Dunker, L. Hunter, M. D. Ritchie, T. Murray, & T. E. Klein (Eds.), Biocomputing 2016: Proceedings of the Pacific Symposium (pp. 468-479). Singapore: World Scientific Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814749411_0043

Paul, Michael J. ; Sarker, Abeed ; Brownstein, John S. ; Nikfarjam, Azadeh ; Scotch, Matthew ; Smith, Karen L. ; Gonzalez, Graciela. / Social media mining for public health monitoring and surveillance. Biocomputing 2016: Proceedings of the Pacific Symposium. editor / Russ B. Altman ; A. Keith Dunker ; Lawrence Hunter ; Marylyn D. Ritchie ; Tiffany Murray ; Teri E. Klein. Singapore : World Scientific Publishing, 2016. pp. 468-479

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Social media mining for public health monitoring and surveillance. / Paul, Michael J.; Sarker, Abeed; Brownstein, John S.; Nikfarjam, Azadeh; Scotch, Matthew; Smith, Karen L.; Gonzalez, Graciela.

Biocomputing 2016: Proceedings of the Pacific Symposium. ed. / Russ B. Altman; A. Keith Dunker; Lawrence Hunter; Marylyn D. Ritchie; Tiffany Murray; Teri E. Klein. Singapore : World Scientific Publishing, 2016. p. 468-479.

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Paul MJ, Sarker A, Brownstein JS, Nikfarjam A, Scotch M, Smith KL et al. Social media mining for public health monitoring and surveillance. In Altman RB, Dunker AK, Hunter L, Ritchie MD, Murray T, Klein TE, editors, Biocomputing 2016: Proceedings of the Pacific Symposium. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing. 2016. p. 468-479 https://doi.org/10.1142/9789814749411_0043