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Topic: Knowledge Management
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Content Inside: Knowledge Management for Public Health Professionals 1275 K Street NW Suite 800 Washington DC 20005 Phone: (202) 371-9090 Fax: (202) 371-9797 www.ASTHO.org www.StatePublicHealth.org 2005 Association of State and Territorial Health Officials This document was printed on chlorine-free 100% post-consumer recycled paper using soy-based ink. Knowledge Management for Public Health Professionals Association of State and Territorial Health Officials January 2005 Acknowledgements This project was made possible with funding from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Cooperative Agreement to Improve the Nation's Public Health Infrastructure with State/Public Health Agencies/Systems (#U50/CCU315903-04). The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) is grateful for this support. Public health officials nationwide have expressed interest in documentation for managers that can help to explain emerging or complex information management tools. "Knowledge Management" is an approach for addressing the information overload that has evolved over the last few years. CDC and ASTHO have sought the input and expertise of numerous local and state officials in developing this document. Two meetings were held to discuss this topic: one at the 2nd Annual Public Health Information Network Stakeholders' Conference in May 2004 in Atlanta and another as a day-long discussion in Chicago in July 2004. Participants are listed in Appendix A. Members of ASTHO's Public Health Informatics Policy Committee also reviewed this document. Three other public health officials provided critical review of early drafts. Richard Regan of the New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services; Chris Maylahn of New York State Department of Health; and Kathleen Cook of the Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Department in Nebraska provided invaluable perspectives and insight on knowledge management and their ...
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