Title: Evaluation of State-Based Integrated Health Information Systems: Technology Transference a System Analysis of Selected State-Based Queriable Dissemination Tools
Author/Institution: Author; ORC Macro- Sponsoring agency; Epidemiology Program Office CDC
Year: 2003
Resource Type: Report/Guidelines
Description: A report on the second phase of a project that evaluated systems used by public health agencies to disseminate data over the Internet. The report summarizes the experiences and lessons learned by a select group of public health agencies around issues related to the successful acquisition and implementation of queriable Web-based data dissemination systems by public health agencies and in regards to organizational support and resources, technical considerations and users.
Link: http://nahdo.org/cs/media/p/444.aspx
Title: Determining Organizational Readiness and Impact~ Pathways to WDQS
Author/Institution: Developed by the National Association of Health Data Organizations; Reference: ORC Macro Guidelines
Year: 2003
Resource Type: Generic presentation
Description: A generic presentation that can be modified by individual agencies to communicate the considerations to determine organizational readiness and the impact of developing a WDQS
Link: http://nahdo.org/cs/media/p/445.aspx
Title: URL of state based WDQS
Author/Institution: Updated by NAHDO, Original source; D J Friedmand and R Gibson Parrish II, 2006, Characteristics, Desired Functionalities, and Datasets of State Web-based Data Query Systems, J Public Health Management Practice, 12(2). 119-129
Year: Last updated 2008
Resources type: Directory
Description: A list of URL's to all state based data query systems.
Link: http://nahdo.org/cs/media/p/446.aspx
Title: Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, Issue Focus, State Web-based Query Systems, March-April 2006, Volume 12, Number 2.
Author/Institution: Various Authors on individual articles, Editor: Lloyd F Novick , Guest Editors: Daniel J. Friedman and R Gibson Parrish II
Year: 2006
Resources type: Academic papers
Description: Link to the online journal and abstracts. Individual articles need to be purchased.
Articles discuss current trends in WDQS features and functionality, different approaches, challenges and lessons learned by states that have implemented a WDQS, the connection between public health assessment and the utility of WDQS.
Link: http://www.jphmp.com/pt/re/jphmp/toc.00124784-200603000-00000.htm;jsessionid=L4gXh2Tms7pNqmgRdgkQQ6TKnzqbWp87ym1N3LBT3ld21nsr1mjw!1270838445!181195628!8091!-1