
376 | CHAPTER 21 Using Informatics to Promote Community/Population Health
increased accuracy and timeliness of information for disease reporting
(LaVenture).
SUMMARY
Public health informatics strives to ensure that health data systems meet the data
needs of all organizations interested in population health as national and interna-
tional standards are developed for healthcare data collection. This includes stan-
dardization of environmental, sociocultural, economic, and other data that are
relevant to public health (PHDSC, 2007b). Table 21-1 provides the names, ad-
dresses, and URLs for important organizations dedicated to public health data
and informatics. ...