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Title:

When Swine Flew: Embracing Innovation in H1N1 Response

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Organizer:
Andrew Wilson, U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services
Description:
With social media and emerging technology, public health agencies can utilize more tools than ever in a public health emergency. In this panel, social media strategists and researchers, working in the front lines of the pandemic H1N1 response, will discuss strategy, innovations and the changing relationship between citizens and government.
Questions
Answered:
  1. Why is the federal government using social media?
  2. How did we utilize Web 2.0 technologies to foster engagement?
  3. What social media channels were the most effective in reaching the target audiences?
  4. What were the most effective techniques for viral sharing of H1N1 flu messages?
  5. How did we tap into the "wisdom of the crowds" and "people like me" to improve public health?
  6. What other innovative solutions do we see government using to further expand reach and engagement?
  7. What are the main barriers to increased public sector use of social media and increased collaboration with private sector?
  8. How did the H1N1 situation help change how government interacts with citizens?
  9. What, really, is semantic and natural language processing?
  10. How Semantic Processing of Twitter Traffic can enhance Epidemic Surveillance and Response?
Level:
Intermediate
Category:
Case Study, Government and Technology, New Technology / Next Generation, Online Video, Social Networking
Type:
Panel
Event:
Interactive 2010
Michael Batz
on 20/8/09
This looks great! I'd like to see some discussion about (1) maintaining message control in a viral environment, where things get remixed as they get passed along, and (2) the delicate line between creating rapid, urgent engagement and creating sheer panic.
Mark Malamud
on 4/9/09
I would really like to hear how we can unse Infodemiology and Infoveillance to track the spread. I would be fantastic if we could possibly use these approaches to help manage and direct resources like vaccines and anti-virals.
Games Online
on 3/11/09
Cool idea, I like it!
Games Online
on 3/11/09
This sounds great
blu ray ripper
on 13/11/09
So looking forward to this..
Los Arqueros
on 27/11/09
When you think about the massive effect web 2.0 had on the reportage of the Michael Jackson death, why not use it for emergencies and other information transfer. This will be more and more prevelent as time goes on.
mbt shoes
on 1/12/09
This sounds like a wonderful, timely topic.
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