Centres & Links
US Dept. of Health & Human Services (HHS) protects the health of all Americans and provides essential human services. more>
National Institute of Health (NIH) is the nation’s medical research agency—making important medical discoveries that improve health and save lives. more>
Center for Disease Control (CDC) provides direct access to important health and safety topics, data and statistics, tools and resources. more>
World Health Organization (WHO) is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. more>
US Dept. of Agriculture (USDA) provides information on Obesity prevention, meal planning, etc. more>
Also check here for information on food and human nutrition.
Health Informatics Projects
School Health
DCGroup is engaged in developing software tools for the School Health Programs, termed MySHIP, for My School Health Informatics Program. Such a tool was earlier deployed for the Department of Human Services in Illinois. ENTER here for more info.
Oral Health
DCGroup is engaged in developing software tools for Oral Health Program. Such a tool was earlier deployed for Smile Healthy in IL, an organization dedicated to work with the community to meet the oral health needs of underserved children by focusing on preventive care, treatment and education to provide a lifetime of excellent oral health. ENTER here for more info.
Obesity
Overweight and obesity are now public health concerns for most of the countries including USA. MyCHOIS or Maternity and Childhood Obesity Informatics System is under development to address this issue. ENTER here for more info.
Physical Education
Physical activity has a significant role in preventive medicine. In collaboration with the Cooper Institute (CI) and others, DCGroup is engaged in addressing Childhood Obesity by providing appropriate tools that are supported with physical education & activities. ENTER here for more info.
Nutrition
Appropriate nutrition is an important component of the intervention program for treating at-risk and obese children. MyCHOIS is designed to provide tools and information for intelligent choice of diet. READ here for more info.