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Amanda Sue Niskar, DrPH, RN¹, Gabriel Rainisch, MPH¹, and HELIX-Atlanta Partners². (1) National Center for Environmental Health/ATSDR, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program, 1600 Clifton Rd, MS E19, Atlanta, GA 30333, 404-498-1341, GRainisch@cdc.gov, (2) National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program, CDC, 1600 Clifton Rd, MS E19, Atlanta, GA 30333

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is coordinating HELIX-Atlanta to provide information regarding the five-county Metropolitan Atlanta Area (Clayton, Cobb, DeKalb, Fulton, and Gwinett) via a network of integrated environmental monitoring and public health data systems so that all sectors can take action to prevent and control environmentally related health effects. The HELIX-Atlanta Network is a tool to access interoperable information systems with optional information technology linkage functionality driven by scientific rationale. HELIX-Atlanta is a collaborative effort with local, state, federal, and academic partners. The HELIX-Atlanta Partners identified the following HELIX-Atlanta initial focus areas: childhood lead poisoning, short-latency cancers, developmental disabilities, birth defects, vital records, respiratory health, age of housing, remote sensing, and environmental monitoring. HELIX-Atlanta Partners identified and evaluated information systems containing information on the above focus areas. The information system evaluations resulted in recommendations for what resources would be needed to interoperate selected information systems in compliance with the CDC Public Health Information Network (PHIN). This presentation will discuss the collaborative process of building a network that links health and environment for information exchange with a focus on identifying and evaluating information systems for use in HELIX-Atlanta.

Learning Objectives: At the conclusion of the presentation, the participant will be able to

• Understand the public health significance of HELIX-Atlanta.
• Describe how to evaluate information systems for use in a HELIX network.
• Recognize the challenges and opportunities for developing a HELIX network.

Keywords: Data/Surveillance, Information System Integration

Related Web page: www.cdc.gov/nceh/tracking/

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.

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