4174.1: Tuesday, November 14, 2000: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM | ||||
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| Assessing readiness of health departments to communicate electronically, geographic information system being used to reduce disease burdens, cybernation (the computerized automation of complex system control processes) and a wide area network are discussed in this technology rich session | ||||
| See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement. | ||||
| Learning Objectives: Refer to the individual abstracts for learning objectives | ||||
| Anita Burney, MPH | ||||
| Welcoming Remarks | ||||
| Electronic communication in Minnesota public health agencies Myrlah Olson, MPH | ||||
| Using geographic information systems (GIS) to reduce burdens of disease: Merging technology and epidemiology to target respiratory disease prevention Karen G. Johnson, BA, Sarah A. Leeds, MPH, CHES, Sarah L. Patrick, MPH, PhD | ||||
| Public health systems cybernation: The Wisconsin Health Alert Network Lawrence P. Hanrahan, PhD, MS | ||||
| Creation of a local health alert network by connecting the wide area networks of a local government public safety system and a regional cooperative health care delivery system Andrew S. Doniger, MD, MPH, Stephen Mershon, Dan Labowitz, Ivan Gotham, PhD | ||||
| Discussion | ||||
| Sponsor: | APHA-Technology Center | |||
| Cosponsors: | Health Administration | |||