MICROCOMPUTER MORTALITY SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM

这项建议寻求支持，以扩展和转换为微型计算机 一个死亡率监测系统平台， 在大型计算机系统上实现。 该系统的扩展 微电脑使得使用高度复杂的 地理测绘能力。 现有系统结合 按地理位置确定的死亡率数据，并进行适当的普查 提供年龄、种族和性别特异性年龄校正发生率的数据库 根据ICD规范编码的任何疾病的比率。 所得 可以绘制和绘制随时间、地理区域或疾病的比率。 现在，随着1990年人口普查的进行， 这个系统是为微型计算机开发的。 最近有所改善 微处理器速度、光盘、存储容量和软件 足够复杂，可以处理大量变量， 记录使得一个易于使用的微型计算机版本的 死亡率监测系统。 这些疾病的地理分布图 长期以来一直是公共卫生研究人员的重要分析技术。 这些地图提供了一个信息丰富和戏剧性的介绍公众 健康数据。 在一个易于访问的 微型计算机程序将极大地促进研究、保健计划 执行、教育和卫生规划。

This proposal seeks support to extend and convert to a microcomputer platform a mortality surveillance system that has been successfully implemented on mainframe computer systems. The extension of this system to the microcomputer makes possible the use of highly sophisticated geographic mapping capabilities. The existing system combines geographically identified mortality data with the appropriate census databases to provide age, race, and sex specific age-adjusted incidence rates for any disease(s) coded to ICD specifications. The resulting rates can be mapped and plotted over time, geographic areas, or diseases. Now, with the 1990 Census in process, the time is right for commercial development of this system for microcomputers. Recent improvements in microprocessor speeds, optical disks, storage capacities, and software sufficiently sophisticated to handle large volumes of variables and records makes possible an easy to use microcomputer version of the Mortality Surveillance System. Geographic mapping of the diseases has long been a crucial analytic technique for public health researchers. Such maps provide an informative and dramatic presentation of public health data. Providing this capability in an easily accessible microcomputer program will greatly facilitate research, health program implementation, education and health planning.