title: [Proposal for an epidemiological observatory in the Brazilian Unified National Health System].
abstract: Following the creation of the Brazilian Unified National Health System (SUS), the Brazilian Health Informatics Department (DATASUS) was established in 1991, aimed at organizing information systems and databases in health. Online data access and viewing is free and open, using tables and graphs of aggregate data and access to raw data. However, the current form of data access does not fully meet the demands by health system administrators and other users for a flexible, user-friendly tool that allows dealing with various relevant health issues in the knowledge search and decision-making. We propose an ancillary system capable of generating monthly summary reports that are easy to access and understand, with an emphasis on viewing information through graphs and maps.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Pós-graduação em Saúde Coletiva, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brasil.
authors.forename: Raphael de Freitas
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Saldanha
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Ciências Exatas, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brasil.
authors.forename: Ronaldo Rocha
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Bastos
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria Teresa
authors.initials: MT
authors.lastname: Bustamante-Teixeira
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brasil.
authors.forename: Isabel Cristina Gonçalves
authors.initials: IC
authors.lastname: Leite
authors.affiliation: Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Juiz de Fora, Brasil.
authors.forename: Estela Márcia Saraiva
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Campos
mesh_terms: D001938:Brazil; D003657:Decision Making; D006801:Humans; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods; D007256:Information Systems / Q000295:instrumentation*; D020407:Internet; D008490:Medical Informatics / Q000295:instrumentation*; D018511:Systems Integration; D014584:User-Computer Interface