Public Health

The following are links to selected 'open source' Public Health IT software, projects, organizations and associated web sites: Videos

• AHRQ Healthcare Cost & Utilization Project (HCUP) - Provides access to health statistics and information on hospital inpatient and emergency department utilization.

• CDC Public Health Information Network (PHIN) - A national CDC initiative to improve the capacity of public health practitioners and researchers to use and exchange a range of information electronically.

• CDC WONDER Public Health Online Databases - Providing access to a wide array of public health information and statistics collected by the CDC to state and local health departments and officials.

• Epi Info & Epi Map - A free, public domain software tool that can generate epidemiologic statistics, tables, graphs, and maps.

• Drug Abuse Warning Network (DAWN) - A public health surveillance system that monitors drug-related visits to hospital emergency departments (EDs) and drug-related deaths.

• FDA MedWatch - A gateway for finding and reporting safety information issues and problems with human medical products.

• Global Outbreak Alert & Response Network - Pools human and technical resources for the rapid identification, confirmation and response to outbreaks of international importance.

• Health.Data.Gov - A U.S. government web site providing wide range of health data sets and tools in the public domain.

• HHS Public Health & Emergency Response - A U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) national medical emergency preparedness and response web site.

• Immunization Information Systems - Helps sustain high vaccination rates by consolidating vaccination records of children from multiple providers, generating reminder and recall vaccination notices, and more.

• InSTEDD - An evolving set of innovative 'open' health tools for responding to Emergencies, Diseases, and Disasters.

• National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) - Collaborative project providing public health officials with the data, information and tools needed to coordinate responses to safeguard health in the U.S.

• Partners in Information Access for Public Health - A collaboration of US government agencies, public health organizations, and health sciences libraries providing public health resources on the Internet.

• Public Health Informatics Institute - Helping public health leaders define the requirements for health information systems that will support their goals for better community health.

• Public Health Institute - An independent, nonprofit California based organization dedicated to promoting health, well-being and quality of life for people across the nation and around the world.

• SC Public Health - South Carolina public health data and resources.

• USA.Gov - Providing links to US government health resources.