Using Asynchronous Communications and Web 2.0 to Improve Public Health Communication.

1. Implementing Asynchronous Communication in Public Health Jon Reid & Susan Mottice Utah Department of Health And University of Utah Center of Excellence in Public Health Informatics [email_address]

2. Synchronous Communication Direct communication, where all parties involved in the communication are present at the same time.

5. Asynchronous Communication Asynchronous communication is a mediated form of communication in which the sender and receiver are not concurrently engaged in communication.

9. Public Health Communication Survey Preferred method of communication Preference for staying informed on routine communicable disease issues Own Time Personal Interaction I feel I am well informed about events outside of my local health jurisdiction.

21. Messaging in PHAccess

28. PHAccess http://health.utah.gov/phaccess http://health.utah.gov/phi