Infoway and BC lead in creating new public health surveillance.Canada Health Infoway Canada Health Infoway is a strategic investor working with Canadian jurisdictions to accelerate the development of electronic health records. According to their website, it is an independent, not-for-profit organization whose Members are Canada's 14 federal, provincial and and the British Columbia British Columbia, province (2001 pop. 3,907,738), 366,255 sq mi (948,600 sq km), including 6,976 sq mi (18,068 sq km) of water surface, W Canada. Geography Government, in collaboration with other provincial and territorial governments and the Public Health Agency of Canada The Public Health Agency of Canada (French: Agence de la santé publique du Canada) is an agency of Health Canada a department of the Government of Canada that is responsible for public health, emergency preparedness, and response and infectious and chronic disease control , announced today that the Province will develop a pan-Canadian Public Health Surveillance System to provide faster, more coordinated responses to potential epidemics. The new electronic system enables public health workers across Canada to collect, share and analyze critical health information to help manage infectious disease Infectious disease A pathological condition spread among biological species. Infectious diseases, although varied in their effects, are always associated with viruses, bacteria, fungi, protozoa, multicellular parasites and aberrant proteins known as prions. outbreaks. It will also serve as an infrastructure for more comprehensive public health systems in the provinces and territories. Canada Health Infoway is a non-profit organization that works with public sector organizations to develop compatible health information systems. www.infoway-inforoute.ca |
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