Jove
Visualize
Contact Us
JoVE
x logofacebook logolinkedin logoyoutube logo
ABOUT JoVE
OverviewLeadershipBlogJoVE Help Center
AUTHORS
Publishing ProcessEditorial BoardScope & PoliciesPeer ReviewFAQSubmit
LIBRARIANS
TestimonialsSubscriptionsAccessResourcesLibrary Advisory BoardFAQ
RESEARCH
JoVE JournalMethods CollectionsJoVE Encyclopedia of ExperimentsArchive
EDUCATION
JoVE CoreJoVE BusinessJoVE Science EducationJoVE Lab ManualFaculty Resource CenterFaculty Site
Terms & Conditions of Use
Privacy Policy
Policies

Related Experiment Videos

A practical tool for community-oriented primary care community diagnosis using a personal computer

R L Williams1, S A Flocke, S J Zyzanski

  • 1Department of Family Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH, USA.

Family Medicine
|January 1, 1995
PubMed
Summary

This study presents a practical method for assessing community health using a personal computer. It enables the visualization of health indicators, crucial for developing community-oriented primary care (COPC).

Related Concept Videos

You might also read

Related Articles

Articles linked to this work by shared authors, journal, and citation graph.

Sort by
Same author

Rheometrical and computational studies of blood viscoelasticity during coagulation.

Clinical hemorheology and microcirculation·2006
Same author

The effect of silica nanoparticulate coatings on serum protein adsorption and cellular response.

Biomaterials·2006
Same author

Polyurethanes as potential substrates for sub-retinal retinal pigment epithelial cell transplantation.

Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine·2005
Same author

Chronic compartment syndrome, an important cause of work-related upper limb disorder.

Rheumatology (Oxford, England)·2005
Same author

Congenital pulmonary lymphangiectasia presenting as nonimmune fetal hydrops and severe respiratory distress at birth: not uniformly fatal.

Pediatric pulmonology·2005
Same author

The value of USP public standards for therapeutic products.

Pharmaceutical research·2004

Area of Science:

  • Public Health
  • Health Informatics
  • Geographic Information Systems

Background:

  • Community-oriented primary care (COPC) implementation is hindered by a lack of practical methodologies.
  • Assessing community health status through health indicators is vital for COPC.
  • Current methods lack efficient ways to combine and visualize health indicators geographically.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze a process for combining and visualizing community health indicators using a personal computer.
  • To develop a practical methodology for COPC.

Main Methods:

  • Identified all available community-based health indicators for the study area.
  • Developed and analyzed a process for combining indicators using standard database and spreadsheet software.

Related Experiment Videos

  • Evaluated the process for cost, clinical utility, and encountered challenges.

    • Main Results:

    • Despite data collection and combination challenges, a clinically useful tool was developed.
    • The total cost, including mapping software, ranged from $1,500 to $2,000.
    • The tool facilitates viewing the geographic distribution of community health indicators.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed tool is a practical and clinically useful method for visualizing community health indicators.
    • This methodology is essential for advancing community-oriented primary care.
    • Reducing initial costs can further enhance the tool's accessibility and adoption.