Purpose: Health data is a valuable resource critical to meet ODH strategic and programmatic needs.  ODH requires a centralized area responsible for overseeing the collection, analysis, dissemination and use of health data to support the mission of protecting and promoting the health of Ohioans.  Furthermore, as funds are reduced, it is critical to efficiently collect and manage health information, including electronic health information exchange--essential to reduce health system costs both private and public. 

Mission: All health professionals and citizens will have the appropriate health information in a timely, efficient and easily accessible manner to protect and promote the health of all Ohioans.

Vision:

• All ODH partners and Ohio citizens will have timely access through a single portal (e.g. ODH website) to all appropriate health information needed to maximize population and personal health.
• All ODH strategic planning, policy development and performance improvement will be driven by health data.
• All ODH information systems will be developed and maintained to maximally utilize existing system structures and health information already collected, at ODH as well as health information exchanges and other sources, to reduce costs for ODH and our partners and increase the quality of Ohio’s health information.

Center Culture:

The Center is customer focused and transparent. We have open communication, mutual respect and trust among Center personnel and internal/external customers and partners.  The Center is under the larger umbrella of the Office of Performance Improvement.

Mailing Address:

Ohio Department of Health

Center for Public Health Statistics and Informatics

Robert J. Campbell, Ph.D., Deputy Director

246 North High Street

Columbus, OH 43215

Telephone: (614) 995-5591
Fax: (614) 728-4638

E-mail: datacenter@odh.ohio.gov

Last Updated: 4/14/09