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Description

The phone survey is a key component of the 2.7million dollar grant awarded by National Institutes of Health(Award Number: R01GM108731, PI: Ling Bian). The Overall goal of theNIH funded project is to use mobile phone data to construct contactnetworks in large urban areas, such as Buffalo, NY, and simulatehow communicable diseases, such as flu, spread through the contactnetwork.

The project contains a weekly, 5 minute Smartphone Survey askingquestions regarding flu-like symptoms, protective actions, andfrequently visited places. Users' GPS data are collected in thebackground only if location service is on. The collected data willbe saved in a secure server. Only authorized research team canaccess to the server. he collected data will be used for the NIHfunded project. The Flu Survey strictly adheres to the privacypolicies reviewed and approved by Institutional Review Board.

At the conclusion of the survey, each person who fully participateswill receive a $50 worth of award. The household will earn an extra$10 for each additional phone participant up to $20. A household ofthree phone participants can earn up to $200 worth of award.

Any questions, concerns, or complaints that you may have about thisstudy can be answered by contacting the Spatial Network Lab(located in the NCGIA Office), University at Buffalo, NorthCampus:
Ling Bian - [email protected], (716) 645-0484
or
Melissa Miller - [email protected], (716) 645-2545.

If you have any questions about your rights as a participant in aresearch project, or questions, concerns or complaints about theresearch and wish to speak with someone who is not a member of theresearch team, you should contact (anonymously, if you wish) theInstitutional Review Board:
875 Ellicott St, Room 5018,
University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203
E-mail [email protected]
Phone 716-888-4888.

App Information The Flu Survey

  • App Name
    The Flu Survey
  • Package Name
    spatialnetworklab.theflusurvey
  • Updated
    April 5, 2017
  • File Size
    Undefined
  • Requires Android
    Android 4.0.3 and up
  • Version
    2.23
  • Developer
    NCGIA
  • Installs
    1,000 - 5,000
  • Price
    Free
  • Category
    Health & Fitness
  • Developer
    Visit website Email [email protected]
    University at Buffalo Wilkeson Quad Room 301 Buffalo, NY 14261-0023 United States of America
  • Google Play Link

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The phone survey is a key component of the 2.7million dollar grant awarded by National Institutes of Health(Award Number: R01GM108731, PI: Ling Bian). The Overall goal of theNIH funded project is to use mobile phone data to construct contactnetworks in large urban areas, such as Buffalo, NY, and simulatehow communicable diseases, such as flu, spread through the contactnetwork.The project contains a weekly, 5 minute Smartphone Survey askingquestions regarding flu-like symptoms, protective actions, andfrequently visited places. Users' GPS data are collected in thebackground only if location service is on. The collected data willbe saved in a secure server. Only authorized research team canaccess to the server. he collected data will be used for the NIHfunded project. The Flu Survey strictly adheres to the privacypolicies reviewed and approved by Institutional Review Board.At the conclusion of the survey, each person who fully participateswill receive a $50 worth of award. The household will earn an extra$10 for each additional phone participant up to $20. A household ofthree phone participants can earn up to $200 worth of award.Any questions, concerns, or complaints that you may have about thisstudy can be answered by contacting the Spatial Network Lab(located in the NCGIA Office), University at Buffalo, NorthCampus:Ling Bian - [email protected], (716) 645-0484orMelissa Miller - [email protected], (716) 645-2545.If you have any questions about your rights as a participant in aresearch project, or questions, concerns or complaints about theresearch and wish to speak with someone who is not a member of theresearch team, you should contact (anonymously, if you wish) theInstitutional Review Board:875 Ellicott St, Room 5018,University at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY 14203E-mail [email protected] 716-888-4888.