About Us Projects Knowledge Exchange Influenza Login PHIMS The Public Health Information Management System (PHIMS). KFL&A Public Health conducts public health surveillance to guide the local development of public health programs and assist with timely response to public health events. Geographic Information System (GIS) applications are an important tool for public health surveillance. GIS technology provides visual tools through interactive maps, graphs, and tables of geographic data to assist with problem solving and inform decision-making. In 2011, the KFL&A Public Health Informatics Team created the Public Health Information Management System (PHIMS) to display environmental health and emergency preparedness information on a single map. It is used by local public health agencies and emergency management staff to enable real-time situational awareness to help protect the health of the population. PHIMS enables visualization and spatial analysis of environmental data with underlying population based indicators. It contains layers of environmental information across Ontario where users can view maps demonstrating environmental or demographic data . This is useful for identifying the location of potential health threats/events and then identifying the areas with the most at-risk or vulnerable populations. By displaying real-time data from multiple partners through the PHIMS system, public health events can be identified earlier to better prevent, prepare for, and respond to emergencies. NOTE: Access to PHIMS requires a current account. To register for an account, users must be currently employed with a municipal, provincial, or federal government agency, or with another recognized eligible agency (e.g., university, college). For more information, see: PHIMS Briefing Note (2015) PHIMS Brochure Introduction to PHIMS (presentation for the Association of Public Health Epidemiologists in Ontario, 2015) CONTACT KFL&A Public Health Informatics c/o KFL&A Public Health 221 Portsmouth Avenue Kingston, ON K7M 1V5 Telephone: 613-549-1232 Toll Free: 1-800-267-7875 NOTE: To contact KFL&A Public Health, please click here. To contact the INFORMATICS team, please click here PROJECT LINKS ACES PHIMS SHIIP Surge Monitor © KFL&A Public Health 2017-2021

About Us Projects Knowledge Exchange Influenza Login ACES Advisory Council Terms of Reference ACES Advisory Council 2014 Agenda & Minutes Agenda – October 27 2014 Minutes – October 27 2014 2015 Agenda & Minutes Agenda – April 17 2015 Minutes – April 17 2015 2016 Agenda & Minutes Agenda – January 2016 Minutes – January 2016 Agenda – June 2016 Minutes – June 2016 2017 Agenda & Minutes Agenda – May 2017 Minutes – May 2017 2018 Agenda & Minutes Agenda – January 2018 Minutes – January 2018 Agenda – October 01 2018 Minutes – October 01 2018 CONTACT KFL&A Public Health Informatics c/o KFL&A Public Health 221 Portsmouth Avenue Kingston, ON K7M 1V5 Telephone: 613-549-1232 Toll Free: 1-800-267-7875 NOTE: To contact KFL&A Public Health, please click here. To contact the INFORMATICS team, please click here PROJECT LINKS ACES PHIMS SHIIP Surge Monitor © KFL&A Public Health 2017-2021