The Use of Open Source Software to Enhance Public Health Initiatives

Authors

  • Erin Hahn National Security Analysis Department, Johns Hopkins Univ Applied Physics Lab, Laurel, MD, United States
  • Sheri Lewis National Security Analysis Department, Johns Hopkins Univ Applied Physics Lab, Laurel, MD, United States
  • David Blazes Navy Medicine Professional Development Center, Bethesda, MD, United States

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v6i1.5181

Abstract

Open Source Software (OSS) is rapidly becoming part of public health applications. The adoption more broadly of OSS has the potential to improve global public health initiatives in general, because it provides a free, modifiable software option which can be altered to meet specific requirements.

Author Biography

Erin Hahn, National Security Analysis Department, Johns Hopkins Univ Applied Physics Lab, Laurel, MD, United States

Erin Hahn is a Senior Professional Staff member at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory.  She is a licensed attorney and serves as a subject matter expert on projects involving legal and/or policy issues related to information privacy, armed conflict, homeland security, and counterterrorism, including the public health aspects of counterterrorism. Prior to her academic and policy work, Erin was an attorney in private practice.

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Published

2014-03-09

How to Cite

Hahn, E., Lewis, S., & Blazes, D. (2014). The Use of Open Source Software to Enhance Public Health Initiatives. Online Journal of Public Health Informatics, 6(1). https://doi.org/10.5210/ojphi.v6i1.5181

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Oral Presentations