Ronald LaPorte for the GHNet Reading
1990 Paradigm Shifts ` Molecular Biology- PCR `Transfer of Information- The Internet
` Time Trends Time Trends ` Vint Cerf, one of the fathers of the InternetVint Cerf
Time to Reach 50 million people ` 38 Years, Radio ` 13 Years, Television ` 10 Years, Cable Television ` 5 Years, Internet
Connect Everyone in Prevention Worldwide
Low band width, inexpensive, Information sharing, reaching large number of well people for preventing disease Telemedicine High band width, expensive, information transmission, reaching small number of sick people for curing disease Telepreventive Medicine
Changing Uses of Computers Traditional Data Analysis and Word Processing
The Computer Network Collective Intelligence
Top 100 PC Magazine, 1996 Top 6 Global Information Infrastructure Awards 55 Publications
The Future of Prevention `Ability to find information `Collecting of Data in Many Places `Communication with resource people `Networking with people in and out of public health `Global health network
NASA NASA and NASDA Technology Transfer to Global HealthNASDA `Global Expertise `Secure Networks `Satellite connectivity
Global Health Network Components `Connectivity `Telemonitoring of Diseases `Global Health Network University `Networking NGOs `Cyber-docs `GHNet `Homepage `Global Health Network Information Server
African Connectivity
Global Disease Telemonitoring
Rapid, Accurate Monitoring of Communicable and NCDs
GHN-U “Distance education programs are usually much less expensive than conventional university programs” World Bank Report, 1994
The Death of Biomedical Journals British Medical Journal Readings: 1, 212
GHNet Home Page: One-Stop shopping for Public Health Public Health MS Labs Diabetes Lupus Cancer
`Trained in telepreventive medicine. `Go to areas to set up prevention networks
Targeted Access Server a Science -- Uganda, Chile, China a NEJM -- Thailand, Georgia, parts of Mongolia a BMJ -- Canary Islands, Tunisia, and my house a Who will have access is the decision of the Journals
The Future?
Multilingual Version Multilingual Version Scientific Communications English Japanese Portuguese Spanish German Korean
Enhancement of human ability to construct physical objects Enhancement of human ability to construct mental objects: Collective Intelligence and Creativity
Global Health Information Superhighway