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Shepherd University Research Corporation (SURC)

Shepherd University

Shepherdstown, WV 25443

U.S.A

Email:  blidgerding@shepherd.edu

Phone: 304-876-5231

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Public Health Collaborative IT Projects & Activities

 

The following are brief descriptions of just some of the many collaborative projects, activities, and organizations focused on Public Health and BioSurveillance information systems.

 

Global Outbreak Alert & Response Network - The World Health Organization has established the Global Outbreak Alert and Response Network (GOARN), a technical collaboration of existing institutions and networks who pool human and technical resources for the rapid identification, confirmation and response to outbreaks of international importance. http://www.who.int/csr/outbreaknetwork/en/

 

National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (NEDSS) -  NEDSS is an initiative that promotes the use of data and information system standards to advance the development of efficient, integrated, and interoperable surveillance systems at federal, state and local levels.  It is a major component of the Public Health Information Network (PHIN). Visit http://www.cdc.gov/nedss/ 

 

Real-Time Outbreak and Disease Surveillance (RODS) -  The RODS Laboratory is a collaboration between researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and the Auton Lab in Carnegie Mellon University's School of Computer Science.  It was founded in 1999 to investigate methods for real-time detection and assessment of disease outbreaks. Visit http://www.health.pitt.edu/rods/     

WHO HealthMap - The Public Health Mapping and GIS Programme has become a global partnership involving the WHO, member countries, infectious disease programs, research institutes, and the private sector. The Public Health Mapping and GIS programme has developed tools and applications allowing the global partners to respond to critical information needs of infectious disease and public health programs. These tools are based on recent advances in GIS technologies, mapping and remote field data collection tools such as hand-held global positioning systems, mobile mapping units and Internet connectivity. See http://www.who.int/csr/mapping/en/

 

Some other examples of collaborative Public Health IT organizations, projects and activities include:

 

·        State Alliance for eHealth

·        Assoc. of State Public Health Officials http://www.statepublichealth.org/

·        Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN)  

·        Health Alert Network (HAN) Project

 

 

 

 

 

 

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