Building community information systems: the Connected Kids case

Harrison, Teresa M.; Zappen, James P.; Adalı, Sibel

doi:10.1109/mc.2005.402

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“…Although e-government and youth information-seeking behavior are both robust areas of research, to date there have been few, if any, published studies examining the perceptions that young people have of government websites. Existing studies discuss the perspectives young people in England have of different sources of political information (Smith and McMenemy, 2017), describe the educative value of American government websites for instruction (Bisland, 2009), list existing US government websites for youth (Wilke and Keith, 2004), or describe how youth can act as co-designers with US government agencies in designing these sites (Harrison et al, 2005;National Park Service, n.d.). Even though some youth seem to connect dot gov websites with credible information (Subramaniam et al, 2015), it is unclear whether this is the case for all, or even most youth, or the reasons young people have for trusting these websites.…”

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Youth information-seeking behavior and online government information

Taylor

2018

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on middle-school-aged young people’s information-seeking behavior and the knowledge and perceptions they have of and about federal government websites. Design/methodology/approach The case study included 37 youth across four middle schools in the mid-Atlantic USA who all participated in a research-focused after-school program. During these sessions, they participated in several data collection activities, including an interview, a survey, a word association activity, an evaluation of the homepage of a government website, and card-sorting. Using conventional, directed, and summative content analysis techniques, the narratives from each data collection activity were coded using in vivo and theory-based terms. Findings The study finds that the majority of participants viewed government websites favorably, but were frequently unsure of what government websites are or who is responsible for their creation. Perhaps more significantly, participants’ views of information-related policies frequently were raised during discussions about government websites. The perceptions reflected the youth information-seeking behaviors and information literacy gaps. Originality/value Overall, these findings shed light on the opinions of an understudied population in e-government research and inform both policy makers and educators on how to best disseminate government information to youth.

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Youth information-seeking behavior and online government information

Taylor

2018

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“…29 These systems serve different purposes, some with comprehensive missions (e.g., SAVI), and others focused on specific topics such as education or housing; however, most use geospatial information technologies and have efficient geocoding mechanisms. 67 Despite the significant potential for geospatial integration with HIE, CIS do not have a standard design, as most have developed in situ in response to local interests and needs 68 and, thus, their possibilities and challenges vary.…”

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Incorporating Geospatial Capacity within Clinical Data Systems to Address Social Determinants of Health

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Linking electronic health record (EHR) systems with community information systems (CIS) holds great promise for addressing inequities in social determinants of health (SDH). While EHRs are rich in location-specific data that allow us to uncover geographic inequities in health outcomes, CIS are rich in data that allow us to describe community-level characteristics relating to health. When meaningfully integrated, these data systems enable clinicians, researchers, and public health professionals to actively address the social etiologies of health disparities.This article describes a process for exploring SDH by geocoding and integrating EHR data with a comprehensive CIS covering a large metropolitan area. Because the systems were initially designed for different purposes and had different teams of experts involved in their development, integrating them presents challenges that require multidisciplinary expertise in informatics, geography, public health, and medicine. We identify these challenges and the means of addressing them and discuss the significance of the project as a model for similar projects.

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“…A study by Harrison (n.d) on sustainable community information systems reveals that there are three critical factors for its success. These critical success factors include stakeholder involvement, commitment from key players, and critical mass [27]. Critical mass refers to the number of users which are sufficient to make it sustainable without outside pressure.…”

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confidence: 99%