Research Projects

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DIGITAL HEALTH, PANDEMIC, PUBLIC HEALTH

Social Media Risk Communications: Understanding the use of Twitter by Public Health sector during the COVID-19 pandemic

n this study we ask: What is the public health risk communication response to an emergency infectious disease in the context of social media? We examine how provinces and provincial public health leaders, and the Public Health Agency of Canada
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ACTIVE RESEARCH, DIGITAL HEALTH, PANDEMIC, PUBLIC HEALTH, SURVEILLANCE

Digital surveillance for pandemics: A planning resource for decision-makers

This research project investigates digital technological surveillance strategies purported to mitigate the spread and scope of COVID-19. Patel (2020) argues that “while data can save lives at times of global public health crisis…it can only do this effectively if its
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