Studnicki James, Fisher John W, Eichelberger Christopher, Bridger Colleen, Angelon-Gaetz Kim, Nelson Debi
University of North Carolina, Charlotte, College of Health and Human Services, Department of Public Health Sciences.
Online J Public Health Inform. 2010;2(3). doi: 10.5210/ojphi.v2i3.3348. Epub 2010 Dec 23.
The North Carolina Comprehensive Assessment for Tracking Community Health (NC CATCH) is a Web-based analytical system deployed to local public health units and their community partners. The system has the following characteristics: flexible, powerful online analytic processing (OLAP) interface; multiple sources of multidimensional, event-level data fully conformed to common definitions in a data warehouse structure; enabled utilization of available decision support software tools; analytic capabilities distributed and optimized locally with centralized technical infrastructure; two levels of access differentiated by the user (anonymous versus registered) and by the analytical flexibility (Community Profile versus Design Phase); and, an emphasis on user training and feedback. The ability of local public health units to engage in outcomes-based performance measurement will be influenced by continuing access to event-level data, developments in evidence-based practice for improving population health, and the application of information technology-based analytic tools and methods.
北卡罗来纳州社区健康跟踪综合评估（NC CATCH）是一个基于网络的分析系统，部署到当地公共卫生单位及其社区合作伙伴。该系统具有以下特点：灵活、强大的在线分析处理（OLAP）界面；多源多维、事件级数据，完全符合数据仓库结构中的通用定义；能够利用现有的决策支持软件工具；分析能力通过集中式技术基础设施在本地进行分布式优化；根据用户（匿名与注册）和分析灵活性（社区概况与设计阶段）区分两级访问；并且，强调用户培训和反馈。当地公共卫生单位参与基于结果的绩效评估的能力将受到能否持续获取事件级数据、改善人群健康的循证实践发展以及基于信息技术的分析工具和方法应用的影响。
