Collecting health information at a local level

Bibliographic Data

ID22944943
AuthorsH F L Garretsen (0000-0002-4759-2651, GGD Rotterdam-Rijnmond, corresponding author), ELS C H VAN GILST, Hans Van Oers (0000-0003-4063-2240, GGD Rotterdam-Rijnmond), Hans A M Van Oers
Year1991
Volume6
Issue2
Pages121-133
Publication date1991-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueHealth Promotion International (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0957-4824 • E-ISSN: 1460-2245
PublisherOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/heapro/6.2.121
OpenAlexW2074726634
LanguageEN
Citations received3

Target 35 of the ‘Health for All’ strategy states that “member states should have health information systems capable of supporting their national strategies for Health for All”. in Rorterdam a local health information system has been developed which aims to: Monitor the health situation and related factors in the city of Rotterdam at district and neighbourhood level; Contribute to the development of a local health policy for reducing the noted differences in the health situation of the population. information is collected from various sources including: data on mortality and morbidity and statistics concerning health related areas like housing, employment, traffic, environment, etc.; data collected from the population itself; ideas and views of key informants; documentary information. The article outlines the design of the system, gives a review of the information stored and presents some of the results.

Business · Economic growth · Environmental health · Geography · Health care · Health information · HRHIS · Information system · Neighbourhood (mathematics) · Political science · Population · Population health · Public health · Medical Coding and Health Information · Medicine · Mobile Health and mHealth Applications · Nursing · Health Policy

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