Information powering a healthy population
About
The ASTHO e-Health Project addresses electronic health data, health data systems, surveillance systems, performance standards, and the capacity of state and local information infrastructures to measure population health status and workforce capacity. The project is also supported by the ASTHO e-Health Policy Committee, whose members include state health officials and informatics directors.HITECH Act and Meaningful Use
ASTHO helps states and territorial public health agencies prepare for meaningful use requirements by providing tools and resources detailing the criteria, case examples, and guidance documents. HITECH Act and Meaningful Use
Public Health IT Initiatives
ASTHO is engaged with various stakeholders at the federal, state, and local levels, as well as private sector to promote public health informatics.Public Health IT Initiatives Project
Privacy
From 2002-2008, the e-Health Project also worked on issues involving the privacy of individual health data.Privacy Project
Additional Resources
Public Health Information Network
ASTHO is a member organization of the electronic Public Health Information Network. This network is transforming public health by enabling real-time data flow, computer-assisted analysis, decision support, professional collaboration, and rapid dissemination of information to public health professionals, the clinical care community and the public.
Staff
Jim Kirkwood, MPH, Senior Director, e-Health
Jim Pearsol, Chief Public Health Performance