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Public health data and communications
What is the scope of health communications
collecting data: where does public health data come from?
compiling information: how is public health information compiled or put together to measure the health of a population
presenting information: how can we evaluate the quality of the display and presentation of public health information
perceiving information: what factors affect how we perceive public health information?
combining information: what types of information need to be combined to make health decisions?
decision-making: how do we utilize information to make health decisions?
public health surveillance
single case or small series is used to alert new disease or resistance to disease, alert to potential spread beyond area
statistics and reportable diseases are used by required by law- sometimes penalties imposed for noncompliance
surveys (sampling) is used to draw conclusions about overall population and subgroups from representative samples
self-reporting may help identify unrecognized or unusual events
sentinel monitoring uses early warnings or warnings of previously unrecognized events
syndromic surveillance may be able to detect unexpected and subtle changes such as bioterrorism or new epidemic producing commonly occurring symptoms
social media detects and monitors course of influence epidemic
HALE: health-adjusted life expectancy measure incorporates key components
mobility
cognition
self-care
pain
mood
sensory organ function
How can we use health information to make healthcare decisions?
informed consent: harms and benefits of treatment are weight by a clinician in making a recommendation, clinician has the responsibility to convey a recommendation to the patient, some advantages are patient gains information and understanding of the nature of the treatment and patient may be prepared to participate in implementation of the decision, a disadvantage would be time consuming compared to informing of the decision
inform of decision: the process is clinician has all the essential information to make a decision that is in the patients best interest and the clinician aims to convey his or her decision as a clear and unambiguous action or order, some advantages are patient may avoid taking responsibility for the decision if they wish and may be efficient and effective when patients seek clear direction provided by an authoritative and trusted source, a disadvantage could be patient may not be prepared to participate in the implementation of the decision
shared decision-making: the process is clincian serve as a source of information for patients, patients can expect to be informe of the existence of a range of accepted options and be assisted in their efforts to obtain information, patients mahy seek information on experimental or alternative approaches and can discuss the advantages of these approaches with a clinician, some advantages could be increase the control of the patients over their own lives or may increase the types of information considered in decision-making, a disadvantage could be may increase the cost of healthcare or increase stress/anxiety for the patient
Quality standards for health information on the internet
overall site quality
authors
information
relevance
timeliness
links
privacy