#  HealthMap 

 



 ![HealthMap](/sites/g/files/omnuum10826/files/datasmart/files/healthmap_feature.png)

 

HealthMap, a team of researchers, epidemiologists and software developers at Boston Children's Hospital founded in 2006, is an established global leader in utilizing online informal sources for disease outbreak monitoring and real-time surveillance of emerging public health threats. The freely available Web site 'healthmap.org' and mobile app 'Outbreaks Near Me' deliver real-time intelligence on a broad range of emerging infectious diseases for a diverse audience including libraries, local health departments, governments, and international travelers. HealthMap brings together disparate data sources, including online news aggregators, eyewitness reports, expert-curated discussions and validated official reports, to achieve a unified and comprehensive view of the current global state of infectious diseases and their effect on human and animal health. Through an automated process, updating 24/7/365, the system monitors, organizes, integrates, filters, visualizes and disseminates online information about emerging diseases in nine languages, facilitating early detection of global public health threats



 

##  Stats 

Dataset(s): Government notifications, news alerts

Visualization: Map

Jurisdiction: Global

Developed by: Boston Children's Hospital



 

 



 [ Project link arrow\_circle\_right ](http://www.healthmap.org/)