The document discusses several approaches to using information technology to improve public health: - The European Union provides a public health portal with information on EU initiatives and programs to positively influence behaviors. - Brazil connects family health groups to reference centers via telehealth to improve primary care. - The Pan American Health Organization operates a virtual campus for public health education across nodes in several countries. - The World Health Organization uses GIS to map and analyze disease information. - Supercourse provides open access to over 2000 expert lectures on public health for education worldwide.

1. Using Information Technology to Improve Public Health

2. http://www.maneno.org/eng/articles/country/sudan/

7. http://ec.europa.eu/health-eu/index_en.htm

11. Can technology provide the route to improve global health?

14. How can we improve prevention education worldwide? Answer: Get better lectures

15. How do I get better lectures?

20. No copyright Freedom of use – the goal is to make the program perpetually free with no restrictions and no charge

21. Access is free http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/ http://www.pitt.edu/~super1/assist/topicsearch.htm#pub2

22. Training via Supercourse is cost effective

25. What about Quality?

28. Some examples:

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