Defining health's niche in the computer age
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, Stimulus Funding and Meaningful Use
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act included the HITECH Act which is investing $22 billion in the nation's health IT Infrastructure by increasing adoption of Electronic Health Records and facilitating Health Information Exchange.
$750 Million in Grants Awarded to States Promote Health IT Adoption
Office of the National Coordinator for Health IT and CMS Release Meaningful Use Criteria. Includes Immunization, Laboratory and Syndromic Surveillance Reporting to Public Health
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
Community Health Status Indicators (CHSI)
This project presents health and health-related data that can be used by communities to promote physical and mental health and prevent disease, injury, and disability. Many state and local health departments, federal agencies and national organizations use the data to develop comparisons that are not readily available to the majority of local communities. Updated CHSI profiles and a downloadable database are publicly available.
This collaborative activity between ASTHO, the National Association of County and City Health Officials and the Public Health Foundation was funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration, HHS. For more information, please e-mail chsi@phf.org.
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