TY - GEN
T1 - Telecommunications and informatics contributions to the future of public health
T2 - 1998 Pacific Medical Technology Symposium, PACMEDTek 1998
AU - Garshnek, V.
AU - Burkle, F. M.
PY - 1998/1/1
Y1 - 1998/1/1
N2 - Much of public health consists of information transfer to support the mission of disease prevention and health promotion. A focused needs-specific application of telecommunication and information technologies to this discipline would enhance the ability to transmit information and improve global health. Although tele-health processes and communications systems have been evolving in effectiveness, accessibility and simplicity, and applied to a variety of medical specialities, the application to public health has been slow. Past public health activities and problems suggest certain core concerns in areas related to the accessibility, content, accuracy, reliability and timeliness of health information. These concerns should drive the selection of technology solutions. Given the known array of current and near-future technological capabilities and public health needs, a forecast of how future telecommunications and information technology capabilities can meet these needs can be generated. The authors discuss new developments in communication/information pathways; information technologies such as artificial intelligence, the Internet and World Wide Web; and some projected applications in the public health area.
AB - Much of public health consists of information transfer to support the mission of disease prevention and health promotion. A focused needs-specific application of telecommunication and information technologies to this discipline would enhance the ability to transmit information and improve global health. Although tele-health processes and communications systems have been evolving in effectiveness, accessibility and simplicity, and applied to a variety of medical specialities, the application to public health has been slow. Past public health activities and problems suggest certain core concerns in areas related to the accessibility, content, accuracy, reliability and timeliness of health information. These concerns should drive the selection of technology solutions. Given the known array of current and near-future technological capabilities and public health needs, a forecast of how future telecommunications and information technology capabilities can meet these needs can be generated. The authors discuss new developments in communication/information pathways; information technologies such as artificial intelligence, the Internet and World Wide Web; and some projected applications in the public health area.
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U2 - 10.1109/PACMED.1998.769984
DO - 10.1109/PACMED.1998.769984
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:57749091833
T3 - Proceedings - Pacific Medical Technology Symposium: Transcending Time, Distance and Structural Barriers, PACMEDTek 1998
SP - 418
EP - 422
BT - Proceedings - Pacific Medical Technology Symposium
A2 - Nelson, Rosemary
A2 - Mun, Seong K.
A2 - Gelish, Anthony
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Y2 - 17 August 1998 through 20 August 1998
ER -