week2

 The following post consists the answers for week2 questions from the course COIS20025 of Term1,2008 written by Saritha Kalakonda

what are the current problems with the Child Health Information Systems?
Childhood is a sensitive period combined with a lot of factors that effect a child’s physical and mental ability.So a good genesis is vital in a child’s life for his wellbeing and bright future.Initially the Health Centres of the Health Department of a small country used to keep watch over the health of their country’s children.However,the rapid increase in population and decreased budget, it became evident that the current health system is inconsistent.The major problem was the absence of a system common to the whole nation.No exact records were available for the children with proper vaccination and the type of vaccines they have recieved.And all the other important information such as weight and past medical history of the children is also not available.

 what information do you need to find out about the Child Health Information System to develop a detailed understanding of the current system?

 An extended and detailed information is needed to understand the current system to enhance and develop a new potential Health Information System.We have to know about all the Health Centres working in that country including their name ,identity name,contact(fax and phone)and the population covered by the Health Centre.All the children information have to be collected which includes child name,a unique identity number,age,gender,school and their grade .Child vaccination information is the one other category which should consists vaccine type on a particular visit to the health centre.Different types of vaccines necessary to prevent diseases.The other important information is the specific reason for the medical visit in which weight should be noted and disease that has been cured and the severity.The types of diseases that are common in children in that country should also be find out.