Digital Government and Public Health

• Prif Awdur: Jane E. Fountain (Awdur)
• Fformat: Llyfr
• Cyhoeddwyd: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2004-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Pynciau: article
• Mynediad Ar-lein: Connect to this object online.
• Notes: 1545-1151
• Keywords: chronic disease; digital government; Public aspects of medicine; RA1-1270
• Source: Preventing Chronic Disease, Vol 1, Iss 4 (2004)

Digital government is typically defined as the production and delivery of information and services inside government and between government and the public using a range of information and communication technologies. Two types of government relationships with other entities are government-to-citizen and government-to-government relationships. Both offer opportunities and challenges. Assessment of a public health agencys readiness for digital government includes examination of technical, managerial, and political capabilities. Public health agencies are especially challenged by a lack of funding for technical infrastructure and expertise, by privacy and security issues, and by lack of Internet access for low-income and marginalized populations. Public health agencies understand the difficulties of working across agencies and levels of government, but the development of new, integrated e-programs will require more than technical change it will require a profound change in paradigm.