1. 1 Public Health Data Standards Consortium Bethesda, Maryland March 17-18, 2004 William Davenhall ESRI World Health Perspectives: Need for a Global Public Health Data Model

2. 2 world health concerns… national economies at stake national economies at stake (SARS, Avian, WNV, Flu) (SARS, Avian, WNV, Flu) international data exchanges required international data exchanges required (situational analysis centers) local response requirements increasing local response requirements increasing (preparedness requirements) (preparedness requirements) cross cutting health knowledge necessary cross cutting health knowledge necessary (human, animal, food and plant)

3. 3 What is a data model? …simply a framework for: - guiding the development of applications - assures accurate representation of informational needs and business processes - blueprint that will describe various associations and relationships between applications and data.

4. 4 Why is a data model important to global health? facilitates real time data exchanges facilitates real time data exchanges guides global application development guides global application development leverages national investments in spatial data infrastructure leverages national investments in spatial data infrastructure

5. 5 The Key to Intelligent Global Health Collaboration Health Related Activities LocationsMaterialsParties LocationsMaterialsParties

6. 6 across states…

7. 7 across regions…

8. 8 across the world…

9. 9 Health situation centers built in last 24 months…DHHS…CDC…WHO…

10. 10 Status of Health Data Models Several countries have begun the process: - United States - Canada - Australia - New Zealand - United Kingdom

11. 11 Suggested Role of PHDSC provide “home” for public health data modeling in the United States provide “home” for public health data modeling in the United States foster private-public partnerships foster private-public partnerships advocate international cooperation advocate international cooperation keep this valuable effort alive keep this valuable effort alive

12. 12 Suggested Role of ESRI in Partnership with the PHDSC organize our global health users organize our global health users - WHO, PAHO, DHHS, etc sponsor HDM workshop/training events sponsor HDM workshop/training events - annual ESRI health user conference events - annual PHDSC events encourage international cooperation encourage international cooperation - workshop at Oct 2004 event (DC)

13. 13 Recommendations eHealth Initiative eHealth Initiative – Data Standards Working Group, June 2003 – Data Standards Working Group, June 2003 “employ geographic standards” …all healthcare transactions should adopt standardized geographical codes published by various Federal agencies… promulgating geographic standards and geocoding standards”..following the work of: - National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) & (GSDI) - Federal Geographic Data consortium (FGDC) - International Standards Organization (ISO) - International Standards Organization (ISO) - HL7

14. 14 Thank you! Bill Davenhall Manager, Health & Human Services ESRI – Redlands, California 909-793-2853 bdavenhall@esri.com