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Digital Town Square. A place-based approach to health information management. The Goal. PBI = Large-scale community-based health promotion initiative focused at a local level (e.g. USA Healthy Cities Project, ‘Promise Neighbourhoods’; UK Health Action Zones).
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Digital Town Square A place-based approach to health information management
The Goal • PBI = Large-scale community-based health promotion initiative focused at a local level (e.g. USA Healthy Cities Project, ‘Promise Neighbourhoods’; UK Health Action Zones). • Logan Beaudesert PBI to alleviate chronic disease burden via addressing complex social determinants of health • Support integration and collaboration across multiple sectors within communities • Sustainable strategies focused on participation, partnerships & integrated actions at local level
Concept: Digital Town Square • Online infrastructure for data sharing and evidence-based resources: • Policy at local and state level; • Health service & urban planning; • Models of health care delivery and place based health promotion. • Online community: • Sustainable learning, planning and support networks; • Place based e-health promotion; • Integrated planning.
The Research • Pilot implementation of DTS with one health promotion network – early years; • Digitises existing offline interventions; • Compares online & offline environments & outcomes; • Explores synergies between online & offline approaches to health promotion & service delivery.
The Modules • Core modules: • HDSS (web based GIS) • Predictive Modelling • Evidence Repository • Online Coaching • Digital Stories (lived experience of DOH) • Coalition Private Domain
The Benefits • Central point of contact/reference • Accesses rural/remote consumers • Sharing ‘siloed’ data across complex networks • Links consumers, practitioners & policy makers • Cost-effective digital interventions • Ready data collection opportunities • Local relevance of information & networks • Portable infrastructure
Key Questions for HIM • How can the local community readily provide input into health-related programs and services? • How can we foster collaboration across services? • How can we make better use of research and evidence-based resources? • How do we foster a holistic approach to health using information?