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Public Health Data StandardsPublic Health Data StandardsConsortiumConsortium

Bethesda, MarylandBethesda, MarylandMarch 17-18, 2004March 17-18, 2004

William DavenhallWilliam DavenhallESRIESRI

World Health Perspectives: Need for a Global Public Health Data

Model

World Health Perspectives: Need for a Global Public Health Data

Model

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world health concerns…world health concerns…• national economies at stakenational economies at stake

(SARS, Avian, WNV, Flu)(SARS, Avian, WNV, Flu)

• international data exchanges requiredinternational data exchanges required

(situational analysis centers)(situational analysis centers)

• local response requirements increasinglocal response requirements increasing (preparedness requirements)(preparedness requirements)

• cross cutting health knowledge necessarycross cutting health knowledge necessary(human, animal, food and plant)(human, animal, food and plant)

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What is a data model?What is a data model?……simply a framework for:simply a framework for:

- guiding the development of - guiding the development of applicationsapplications

- assures accurate representation of - assures accurate representation of informational needs and business informational needs and business processesprocesses

- blueprint that will describe various - blueprint that will describe various associations and relationships associations and relationships

between applications and data. between applications and data.

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Why is a data model important to global health?

Why is a data model important to global health?

• facilitates real time data exchangesfacilitates real time data exchanges

• guides global application developmentguides global application development

• leverages national investments in leverages national investments in spatial data infrastructurespatial data infrastructure

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The Key to Intelligent Global Health Collaboration

The Key to Intelligent Global Health Collaboration

Health Related ActivitiesHealth Related Activities

LocationsLocations

MaterialsMaterials

PartiesParties

Health Related ActivitiesHealth Related Activities

LocationsLocations

MaterialsMaterials

PartiesParties

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across states…across states…across states…across states…

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across regions…across regions…

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across the world…across the world…

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Health situation centers built in last 24 months…DHHS…CDC…WHO…

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Status of Health Data ModelsStatus of Health Data Models

Several countries have begun the Several countries have begun the process:process:

- United States - United States - Canada- Canada- Australia- Australia- New Zealand- New Zealand- United Kingdom- United Kingdom

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Suggested Role of PHDSCSuggested Role of PHDSC

• provide “home” for public health data provide “home” for public health data modeling in the United Statesmodeling in the United States

• foster private-public partnershipsfoster private-public partnerships

• advocate international cooperationadvocate international cooperation

• keep this valuable effort alive keep this valuable effort alive

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Suggested Role of ESRI in Partnership with the PHDSC

Suggested Role of ESRI in Partnership with the PHDSC

• organize our global health usersorganize our global health users- WHO, PAHO, DHHS, etc- WHO, PAHO, DHHS, etc

• sponsor HDM workshop/training eventssponsor HDM workshop/training events- annual ESRI health user conference eventsannual ESRI health user conference events- annual PHDSC eventsannual PHDSC events

• encourage international cooperationencourage international cooperation- workshop at Oct 2004 event (DC)- workshop at Oct 2004 event (DC)

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RecommendationsRecommendations

• eHealth InitiativeeHealth Initiative – – Data Standards Working Group, June 2003Data Standards Working Group, June 2003

““employ geographic standards” …all healthcare employ geographic standards” …all healthcare transactions should adopt standardized geographical transactions should adopt standardized geographical codes published by various Federal agencies… codes published by various Federal agencies… promulgating geographic standards and geocoding promulgating geographic standards and geocoding standards”..following the work of:standards”..following the work of:

- National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) & - National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) & (GSDI)(GSDI)

- Federal Geographic Data consortium (FGDC)- Federal Geographic Data consortium (FGDC) - International Standards Organization (ISO)- International Standards Organization (ISO)

- HL7 - HL7

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Thank you!Thank you!

Bill DavenhallBill DavenhallManager, Health & Human ServicesManager, Health & Human Services

ESRI – Redlands, CaliforniaESRI – Redlands, California 909-793-2853 909-793-2853

bdavenhall@esri.combdavenhall@esri.com