Mirza Muzna, Kratz Mary, Medeiros Donna, Pina Jamie, Richards Janise, Zhang Xiaohui, Fraser Hamish, Bailey Christopher, Krishnamurthy Ramesh
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Online J Public Health Inform. 2012;4(1). doi: 10.5210/ojphi.v4i1.4027. Epub 2012 May 17.
Strengthening the capacity of public health systems to protect and promote the health of the global population continues to be essential in an increasingly connected world. Informatics practices and principles can play an important role for improving global health response capacity. A critical step is to develop an informatics agenda for global health so that efforts can be prioritized and important global health issues addressed. With the aim of building a foundation for this agenda, the authors developed a workshop to examine the evidence in this domain, recognize the gaps, and document evidence-based recommendations. On 21 August 2011, at the 2011 Public Health Informatics Conference in Atlanta, GA, USA, a four-hour interactive workshop was conducted with 85 participants from 15 countries representing governmental organizations, private sector companies, academia, and non-governmental organizations. The workshop discussion followed an agenda of a plenary session - planning and agenda setting - and four tracks: Policy and governance; knowledge management, collaborative networks and global partnerships; capacity building; and globally reusable resources: metrics, tools, processes, templates, and digital assets. Track discussions examined the evidence base and the participants' experience to gather information about the current status, compelling and potential benefits, challenges, barriers, and gaps for global health informatics as well as document opportunities and recommendations. This report provides a summary of the discussions and key recommendations as a first step towards building an informatics agenda for global health. Attention to the identified topics and issues is expected to lead to measurable improvements in health equity, health outcomes, and impacts on population health. We propose the workshop report be used as a foundation for the development of the full agenda and a detailed roadmap for global health informatics activities based on further contribution from key stakeholders. The global health informatics agenda and roadmap can provide guidance to countries for developing and enhancing their individual and regional agendas.
在一个联系日益紧密的世界中，加强公共卫生系统保护和促进全球人口健康的能力仍然至关重要。信息学实践和原则对于提高全球卫生应对能力可以发挥重要作用。关键的一步是制定全球卫生信息学议程，以便能够确定工作重点并解决重要的全球卫生问题。为了为该议程奠定基础，作者举办了一次研讨会，以审查该领域的证据、识别差距并记录基于证据的建议。2011年8月21日，在美国佐治亚州亚特兰大举行的2011年公共卫生信息学会议上，举办了一次为期四小时的互动式研讨会，来自15个国家的85名与会者代表政府组织、私营公司、学术界和非政府组织参加了会议。研讨会讨论遵循全会的议程——规划和议程设定——以及四个主题：政策与治理；知识管理、协作网络和全球伙伴关系；能力建设；以及全球可重用资源：指标、工具、流程、模板和数字资产。各主题讨论审查了证据基础和与会者的经验，以收集有关全球卫生信息学的现状、引人注目的和潜在的益处、挑战、障碍和差距的信息，并记录机会和建议。本报告总结了这些讨论和关键建议，作为迈向制定全球卫生信息学议程的第一步。关注所确定的主题和问题有望在卫生公平、健康结果以及对人群健康的影响方面带来可衡量的改善。我们建议将研讨会报告用作制定完整议程的基础以及基于关键利益攸关方的进一步贡献制定全球卫生信息学活动详细路线图的基础。全球卫生信息学议程和路线图可为各国制定和加强其各自及区域议程提供指导。
