@article{ref1,
title="The rapid implementation of a statewide emergency health information system during the 1993 Iowa flood",
journal="American journal of public health",
year="1995",
author="Atchison, Christopher G. and Fries, D. J. and Lillibridge, S. R. and Noji, E. K. and Friede, A. and O'Carroll, Patrick W.",
volume="85",
number="4",
pages="564-567",
abstract="In the face of disastrous flooding, the Iowa Department of Public Health established the statewide Emergency Computer Communications Network to establish rapid electronic reporting of disaster-related health data, provide e-mail communications among all county health departments, monitor the long-range public health effects of the disaster, and institute a general purpose public health information system in Iowa. Based on software (CDC WONDER/PC) provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and using standard personal computers and modems, this system has resulted in a 10- to 20-fold increase in surveillance efficiency at the health department, not including time saved by county network participants. It provides a critical disaster assessment capability to the health department but also facilitates the general practice of public health.",
language="",
issn="0090-0036",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}