Previously submitted to: JMIR Formative Research (no longer under consideration since May 03, 2022)
Date Submitted: Dec 27, 2020
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Development and Application of Mini App "Travel Health Guide"
ABSTRACT
Background:
It can be seen that the occurrence of disease in the destination is closely related to the health of travelers. The public urgently needs a localized disease status retrieval tool. Mini App is an application that can be used without downloading and installing. Users can scan or search from WeChat to open the application. It’s the most popular way for Chinese people to use it.
Objective:
This study aims to explore the feasibility of establishing disease risk communication platform system in the era of artificial intelligence and big data, to provide suggestions for disease control workers and the public to establish an information-based data platform for efficient communication, and to provide practical and scientific basis for the implementation of accurate communication strategy of risk communication.
Methods:
The data of authoritative portal websites and authoritative websites in related fields were collected and integrated into a practical destination disease information platform suitable for the public. The data source includes World Health Organization, National Health Commission of the people's Republic of China, China Center for Disease Control and prevention, CDC of the United States, ECDC of Europe, portal of Hong Kong Health Protection Center, etc.
Results:
A total of 946 pieces of information were collected from the National Health Commission of the people's Republic of China (300), CDC (370), World Health Organization (170), Covid-19 guidelines (79) and Canada tourism network-- travel.gc.ca （27）. The number of searches was 1134.
Conclusions:
This small program conforms to the current new media data age, people's habits, directly facing the public, let the public understand the disease situation of the tourism destination, and obtain authoritative prevention and control guidelines; it provides information and convenience for the public, and has a good practical application prospect.
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