Published on in Vol 6, No 1 (2014):

The Use of Open Source Software to Enhance Public Health Initiatives

The Use of Open Source Software to Enhance Public Health Initiatives

The Use of Open Source Software to Enhance Public Health Initiatives

Authors of this article:

Erin Hahn1 ;   Sheri Lewis1 ;   David Blazes2
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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.