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    Using a knowledge-based approach: The way healthy communities make decisions

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    Authors
    Gudes, Ori
    Yigitcaniar, T.
    Kendall, E.
    Pathak, V.
    Date
    2011
    Type
    Conference Paper
    
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    Gudes, Ori and Yigitcaniar, Tan and Kendall, Elizabeth and Pathak, Virendra. 2011. Using a knowledge-based approach: The way healthy communities make decisions, in Yicitcanlar, T. and Fachinelli, A.C. (ed), The 4th Knowledge Cities World Summit (KCWS), Oct 26-27 2011, pp. 164-171. Bento Gonclaves, Brazil: The World Capital Institute.
    Source Title
    The 4th Knowledge Cities World Summit : The World Capital Institute and Ibero-American Community for Knowledge Systems
    Source Conference
    The 4th Knowledge Cities World Summit
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    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/13732
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    The planning for Knowledge Cities faces significant challenges due to the lack of effective information tools. These challenges are magnified while planning healthy communities. The Australian Health Information Council (AHIC) concluded in its last report that health information needs to be shared more effectively (AHIC, 2008). Some research justifies the use of Decision Support Systems (DSS) as an E-planning tool, particularly in the context of healthy communities. However, very limited research has been conducted in this area to date, especially in terms of evaluating the impact of these tools on decision-makers within the health planning practice. The paper presents the methodological instruments which were developed to measure the impact of the E-planning tool (i.e., Health Decision Support System [HDSS])) on a group of health planners, namely, the Logan Beaudesert Health Coalition (LBHC). The paper is focused on the culture in which decisions were made before and after the intervention of the HDSS. Subsequently, the paper presents the observed impact of the HDSS tool, to facilitate a knowledge-based decision-making approach. This study is an attempt to make some contribution to the Knowledge Cities literature in the context of planning healthy communities by adopting E-planning tools.

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