Brownstein Q&A in Boston Globe covers HealthMap, "Outbreaks Near Me"

by Matt Cyr on September 14, 2009

John Brownstein, PhD. Photo by Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff

John Brownstein, PhD, from the Children’s Hospital Informatics Program, was featured in a Boston Globe Q&A today about HealthMap and the new, free iPhone app called “Outbreaks Near Me,” which tracks disease outbreaks in real time.

Tagged as: Children's Hospital Informatics Program, h1n1, HealthMap, John Brownstein, Outbreaks Near Me, swine flu, swine flu vaccine

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