Public Health Informatics and Information Systems
This book covers all aspects of public health informatics and discusses the creation and management of an information technology infrastructure that is essential in linking state and local organizations in their efforts to gather data for the surveillance and prevention. Public health officials will have to understand basic principles of information resource management in order to make the appropriate technology choices that will guide the future of their organizations. As the major topic at...
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This book covers all aspects of public health informatics and discusses the creation and management of an information technology infrastructure that is essential in linking state and local organizations in their efforts to gather data for the surveillance and prevention. Public health officials will have to understand basic principles of information resource management in order to make the appropriate technology choices that will guide the future of their organizations. As the major topic at the American Medical Informatics Association's (AMIA) spring congress in 2001, public health has moved into the spotlight, given the importance of implementing a population-based health approach and to addressing chronic health conditions. This book marks the first systematic effort to provide informatics principles and examples of practice in a public health context. In doing so, it clarifies the ways in which newer information technologies will improve individual and community health status. This book's primary purpose is to consolidate key information and promote a strategic approach to information systems and development, making it a resource for use by faculty and students of public health, as well as the practicing public health professional.Chapter highights include: The Governmental and Legislative Context of Informatics; Assessing the Value of Information Systems; Ethics, Information Technology, and Public Health; and Privacy, Confidentiality, and Security. Review questions are featured at the end of every chapter. Aside from its use for public health professionals, the book will be used by schools of public health, clinical and public health nurses and students, schools of social work, allied health, and environmental sciences. Drs. O'Carroll and Yasnoff are public health specialists at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
ForewordSeries PrefacePrefaceAcknowledgmentsContributorsPt. IThe Context for Public Health InformaticsCh. 1Introduction to Public Health Informatics3Ch. 2History and Significance of Information Systems and Public Health16Ch. 3Better Health Through Informatics: Managing Information to Deliver Value39Ch. 4The Governmental and Legislative Context of Informatics52Pt. IIThe Science of Public Health InformaticsCh. 5Information Architecture85Ch. 6Core Competencies in Public Health Informatics98Ch. 7Assessing the Value of Information Systems114Ch. 8Managing IT Personnel and Projects159Ch. 9Public Health Informatics and Organizational Change179Ch. 10Privacy, Confidentiality, and Security of Public Health Information199Ch. 11Data Standards in Public Health Informatics213Ch. 12Evaluation for Public Health Informatics239Ch. 13Ethics, Information Technology, and Public Health: Duties and Challenges in Computational Epidemiology251Pt. IIIKey Public Health Information SystemsCh. 14The National Vital Statistics System269Ch. 15Morbidity Data286Ch. 16Risk Factor Information Systems316Ch. 17Informatics of Toxicology and Environmental Public Health335Ch. 18Knowledge-Based Information and Systems352Pt. IVNew Challenges, Emerging SystemsCh. 19New Means of Data Collection379Ch. 20New Means for Increasing Data Accessibility408Ch. 21Geographic Information Systems431Ch. 22Immunization Registries: Critical Tools for Sustaining Success467Ch. 23Decision Support and Expert Systems in Public Health494Ch. 24Promoting the Delivery of Preventive Medicine in Primary Care513Pt. VCase Studies: Applications of Information Systems DevelopmentCh. 25Policy Issues in Developing Information Systems for Public Health Surveillance of Communicable Diseases537Ch. 26Networking/Connecting People in a Sustainable Way: Information Network for Public Health Officials574Ch. 27The Community Health Information Movement: Where It's Been, Where It's Going595Ch. 28Developing the Missouri Integrated Public Health Information System617Ch. 29Using Information Systems to Build Capacity: A Public Health Improvement Tool Box644Ch. 30Using Data to Meet a Policy Objective: Community Health Assessment Practice with the CATCH Data Warehouse661Ch. 31International Networking: Addressing the Challenge of Emerging Infections683Ch. 32Case Study: An Immunization Data Collection System for Private Providers693Ch. 33Public Health Informatics in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey712Ch. 34Epilogue: The Future of Public Health Informatics743Index749
