# Extras

## Security & Privacy

VA Explorer uses open-source third-party libraries from well-known and/or reputable sources. The MITRE
Corporation does not vet the security of those software libraries. If security concerns you, you or
your organization may want to review the third-party libraries and their source code on GitHub.

## Attribution

This project relies on contributions from the community, in addition to other existing VA open-source
libraries, without which VA Explorer would not be possible. Portions of this code, therefore, are
copyright the respective developers, which include, but may not be limited to, teams from the CDC
Foundation (e.g., DHIS-2 export) and The Ohio State University (e.g., InterVA5, pyCrossVA, openVA pipeline).

## Copyright & License

Copyright © 2020-2023, The MITRE Corporation. Licensed under Apache 2.0

The source of this information is the Data for Health Initiative, a joint
project of the CDC Foundation and Bloomberg Philanthropies.

Available publicly via [Apache License, Version 2.0](https://opensource.org/licenses/Apache-2.0).
VA Explorer also includes external software that is available under a variety of
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## Contact

Contact `verbal-autopsy@mitre.org` with any questions or comments.

## Other VA Resources

- [VA Standards Group at WHO](https://www.who.int/standards/classifications/other-classifications/verbal-autopsy-standards-ascertaining-and-attributing-causes-of-death-tool)
- Other VA IT Tools
  - [OpenVA.net](https://openva.net/#info)
    - [VA Software on GitHub](https://github.com/verbal-autopsy-software)
    - [OpenVA Pipeline](https://github.com/verbal-autopsy-software/openva_pipeline)
  <!-- - [SmartVA](https://www.healthdata.org/data-tools-practices/verbal-autopsy)
  - [EasyVA](https://www.idmod.org/tools#easyva) -->

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## Glossary

```{glossary}
CCVA
  Computer-Coded Verbal Autopsy

COD
  Cause of Death

CRVS
  Civil Registration and Vital Statistics

CSV
  Comma Separated Value

DB
  Database

DHIS2
  District Health Information System, Version 2

IT
  Information Technology

JSON
  JavaScript Object Notation

ODK
  Open Data Kit

OS
  Operating System

PII
  Personally Identifiable Information

VA
  Verbal Autopsy

WHO
  World Health Information

```