Journal article
The rapid implementation of a statewide emergency health information system during the 1993 Iowa flood
American journal of public health (1971), Vol.85(4), pp.564-567
04/01/1995
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.85.4.564
PMCID: PMC1615109
PMID: 7702125
Abstract
In the face of disastrous flooding, the Iowa Department of Public Health established the statewide Emergency Computer Communications Network to establish rapid electronic reporting of disaster-related health data, provide e-mail communications among all county health departments, monitor the long-range public health effects of the disaster, and institute a general purpose public health information system in Iowa. Based on software (CDC WONDER/PC) provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and using standard personal computers and modems, this system has resulted in a 10- to 20-fold increase in surveillance efficiency at the health department, not including time saved by county network participants. It provides a critical disaster assessment capability to the health department but also facilitates the general practice of public health.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- The rapid implementation of a statewide emergency health information system during the 1993 Iowa flood
- Creators
- P W O'Carroll - Public Health Information Systems Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA 30333, USA.A Friede - Public Health Information Systems Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA 30333, USAE K Noji - Public Health Information Systems Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA 30333, USAS R Lillibridge - Public Health Information Systems Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA 30333, USAD J Fries - Public Health Information Systems Branch, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Atlanta, GA 30333, USAC G Atchison - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- American journal of public health (1971), Vol.85(4), pp.564-567
- DOI
- 10.2105/AJPH.85.4.564
- PMID
- 7702125
- PMCID
- PMC1615109
- ISSN
- 0090-0036
- eISSN
- 1541-0048
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/01/1995
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy; Public Policy Center (Archive)
- Record Identifier
- 9984283713902771
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