title: Health information community networks.
abstract: The author supports the development of health information community networks (HICNs) as an important tool for use by individuals and community groups. HICNs can enable citizens, organizations, and communities to exchange geographically based information on community health status. Through HICNs, individuals and groups will be able to share information, prioritize issues, resolve conflicts, estimate the impact of policy initiatives, and plan, organize, manage, and evaluate programs and projects that deal with community health issues.
authors.affiliation: University of California, Berkeley 94720, USA. www.healthycities.org.
authors.forename: L J
authors.initials: LJ
authors.lastname: Duhl
mesh_terms: D018672:Community Health Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019058:Community Networks / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand / Q000639:trends; D006304:Health Status; D006801:Humans; D007255:Information Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology