Information technology in the age of emergency public health response.

For over 20 years, our nation's public health system has continually struggled to combat ongoing and emerging public health threats and emergencies. Deadly threats have created considerable interest among healthcare providers, public health officials, state and local politicians, the Congress,...

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Published in:	IEEE Engineering in medicine and biology magazine 21, 5 (2002).
Main Author:	Popovich, M.L
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Subjects:	Congress. President. Communication systems. Critical data. Emergencies. Emergency public health response. Federal public health agencies. Healthcare providers. Information technology. Integrated disease surveillance system. Local politicians. Local public health agencies. Managing. Public health officials. Public health response plans. Public health threats. Rapid detection. Responders. Robust information systems. State politicians. State public health agencies. Substantial funding. Tracking. Workforce competencies.