Abstract
 Health Crisis & IT Competencies of Japanese Public Health Directors Track: Health and Human Services Author(s): Tomoko Tachibana OBJECTIVES: To explore the competences necessary for using the Health Crisis and Risk Information Supporting Internet System (H-Crisis) of the public health center directors in Japan; to analyze indicators of individual IT abilities and the use of computers (IT competences) by prefectures; and to determine the relationship between the usage of H-Crisis and IT competences using a geo-referenced information system (GIS). METHOD: Frequencies of H-Crisis usage, response rates concerning IT competences were obtained through questionnaires and calculated to compare distribution patterns by prefectures. Statistical differences were assessed using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test. RESULTS: The distribution pattern of frequent users of H-Crisis shows the same tendency for those of high skill in writing on a word processor, and being active in daily use of IT. CONCLUSION: The competences necessary for using H-Crisis of the public health center directors may be related to fundamental PC skills and the incentive to use IT. Tomoko Tachibana National Institute of Public Health Community Health Section 2-3-6 Minami, Wako-SHI Saitama- Ken 351-0197 JP Phone: +81-48-458-6131 E-mail: ttomoko@niph.go.jp |
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