Gamache, RolandStevens, Kevin CMerriwether, RicoDixon, Brian E.Grannis, Shaun2014-04-222014-04-222010-10Gamache, R., Stevens, K. C., Merriwether, R., Dixon, B. E., & Grannis, S. (2010). Development and assessment of a public health alert delivered through a community health information exchange. Online journal of public health informatics, 2(2).https://hdl.handle.net/1805/4305Timely communication of information to health care providers during a public health event can improve overall response to such events. However, current methods for sending information to providers are inefficient and costly. Local health departments have traditionally used labor-intensive, mail-based processes to send public health alerts to the provider community. This article describes a novel approach for delivering public health alerts to providers by leveraging an electronic clinical messaging system within the context of a health information exchange. Alerts included notifications related to the 2009 H1N1 flu epidemic, a syphilis outbreak, and local rabies exposure. We describe the process for sending electronic public health alerts and the estimated impact on efficiency and cost effectiveness.en-USAttribution-NonCommercial 3.0 United Statespublic health alertshealth information exchangeArticle