The capacity to use information is fundamental to all public health activities. Consequently, information management and communication are key parts of the foundation, or infrastructure, on which the public health system is built. Public health information systems have historically been built using a “silo” approach—different information systems for different programs that cannot communicate with each other. Public health currently is challenged to build integrated information systems that get the right information to the right people when they need it.
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Public Health Informatics Institute (PHII) has launched an initiative to assist public health departments improve the impact of health programs as well as define efficiencies through business processes analyses.
