Using Health Information Technology to Engage Communities in Health, Education, and Research

Lisa K Marriott, David A Nelson, Shauntice Allen, Karen Calhoun, Christina Eldredge, Kim S Kimminau, Robert J Lucero, Fernando Pineda-Reyes, Bernice B Rumala, Arti P Varanasi, June S Wasser, Jackilen Shannon

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Abstract

The August 2011 Clinical and Translational Science Awards conference "Using IT to Improve Community Health: How Health Care Reform Supports Innovation" convened four "Think Tank" sessions. Thirty individuals, representing various perspectives on community engagement, attended the "Health information technology (HIT) as a resource to improve community health and education" session, which focused on using HIT to improve patient health, education, and research involvement. Participants discussed a range of topics using a semistructured format. This article describes themes and lessons that emerged from that session, with a particular focus on using HIT to engage communities to improve health and reduce health disparities in populations.

Original languageAmerican English
JournalScience Translational Medicine
Volume4
DOIs
StatePublished - Feb 1 2012
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Biomedical Research
  • Community-Institutional Relations
  • Cooperative Behavior
  • Delivery of Health Care
  • Integrated
  • Group Processes
  • Health Education
  • Health Knowledge
  • Attitudes
  • Practice
  • Health Services Research
  • Health Status Disparities
  • Healthcare Disparities
  • Humans
  • Medical Informatics
  • Organizational Objectives
  • Patient Education as Topic

Disciplines

  • Medicine and Health Sciences

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