Technology, Community Activism, and Public Health: Using NoiseScore to Address Community Noise Issues.
The Department of Environmental Health at the School of Public Health and the Hariri Institute for Computing at Boston University is pleased to host “Technology, Community Activism, and Public Health: Using NoiseScore to Address Community Noise Issues.”
Date: Thursday, September 26, 2019
Time: 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Location: Hariri Institute for Computing, Seminar Room (MCS 180), 111 Cummington Mall
Event Description
From road traffic and aircraft noise to live concerts, college parties, and construction, our cities are inundated with noises that can negatively impact our mental and physical health. A recent poll conducted in Boston suggested that many residents suffer in silence, with the overwhelming majority feeling like not only is urban noise impacting their health but that nothing will ever be done about it.
Join our conversation with State Representative Nika Elugardo, community members, and the team that developed the NoiseScore app! We will explore how technology can be used to address community noise issues and officially launch the NoiseScore mobile app and discuss how NoiseScore can be used to organize communities around their noise issues and help them gather data to drive change.
About NoiseScore
The NoiseScore application allows community residents to document and visualize their ever-changing environmental soundscapes. Users can also view community-wide responses on a live heat map. Led by Dr. Erica Walker at Boston University’s School of Public Health, NoiseScore is a collaboration between the Community Noise Lab, Software & Application Innovation Lab (SAIL), and MSSP Consulting. This project is supported by funding from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
Download NoiseScore on Google Play
Download NoiseScore on the App Store
Learn more about how Dr. Erica Walker is leveraging data storytelling and computational tools for public health research in our recent Q&A.
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Speakers (in order of appearance)
Warren Distinguished Professor of Computer Science and Founding Director of the Hariri Institute
Researcher, Environmental Health, BU School of Public Health
Massachusetts State Representative, 15th District
NoiseScore and The Community Noise Lab in the News
Recently WGBH Boston’s Christina Quinn interviewed Erica Walker and discussed the effects of noise pollution in the City of Boston. Read the full WGBH feature here.