Targeted Initiatives
Information and communications technology is an increasingly important component of the public health infrastructure at the international and national levels:
- Facilitates essential public health functions, including disease reporting, health data collection, management and analysis, and outreach through various health promotion, prevention and intervention services;
- Provides data to inform the development of policy that addresses public health priorities, and supports standardization of public health practices using evidence-based initiatives and performance improvement management techniques;
- Offers the potential to improve the delivery of health care services, to support improved health outcomes, and to reduce the burden of disease and eradicate disparities at the population, community and individual levels.
Recent projects that have focused on the role of technology in informing public policy and supporting new approaches to managing the health of various populations include:
- Technology-enabled Innovation and Integration of Care (Commonwealth Fund, 2010-2012)
- Technology Summit: “Enhancing Social Activism for Older Adults Through Technology” (The SCAN Foundation, 2010)
- Health Reform and Local Health Departments: Opportunities for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2010)
- “Automated Infection Identification and Mitigation Systems” (National Quality Forum, 2010)
- Profiles of Four Excellent U.S. Healthcare Organizations (2009)
- Technology-Enabled Innovation in Chronic Disease Management (2009)
- Tech-enabled Innovations in Children’s Health (May 2009)
- Future Environments for Independent Living (May 2009)
- Emerging Techs for Independent Living (May 2009)
- Future of Cardiovascular Services (September 2008)
- Future of Children’s Behavioral Health Services (May 2008)
- Oncology (April 2008)
- Geriatrics (March 2008)
