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APHA Scientific Session and Event Listing

Recorded presentation

Angela M. Fix, MPH, Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, 1275 K Street NW, Suite 800, Washington, DC 20005, 202-371-9090, afix@astho.org, Jim Mootrey, Public Health Informatics Institute, 750 Commerce Drive, Suite 400, Decatur, GA 30030, Donald Ward, Division of Public Health Systems, Maine CDC, 286 Water Street, Augusta, ME 04333-0011, Jane Herwehe, MPH, Louisiana State University, Health Care Services Division, 8550 United Plaza Blvd., 4th Floor, Baton Rouge, LA 70809, and Lisa Longfellow, Office of Public Health, Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals, PO Box 60630, New Orleans, LA 70160.

This session will discuss the current initiatives across the country in the area of health information technology (HIT) and will address the leadership role of public health in health information exchange. The use of electronic health systems and health information technology is a breakthrough area in public health and is being explored by state and local public health agencies across the country for a variety of public health programs. Presenters will highlight the emerging opportunities for public health efforts; access to clinical data could allow for a more efficient and effective public health response during public health emergencies as well as stronger prevention efforts. This session will emphasize the need for public health to play an active leadership role in the development and implementation of health information exchanges.

Learning Objectives:

• To be familiar with state health information technology (HIT) initiatives
• To recognize opportunities in which HIT can be used to enhance public health efforts
• To identify the measures necessary to promote the leadership role of public health in HIT.

Keywords: Information System Integration, Public Health Informatics

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Any relevant financial relationships? No

Recorded presentation