The Development Of A Metadata Conceptual Model About Health Statistical Surveys

Health statistical information reflects the development of national health enterprise and health status of population. It is important to make decision based on evidence, evaluate performance about health practice and scientificity of health policies. Health statistical information resources are strategical resources. Developing and using of them have become core contents in health statistical domain.With the development of communication and information technology (IT), especially popularization of internet, the environment of health statistics has changed dramatically. Digital information, Web-based services and resource assembling have become new characteristics of health statistical information resources. The organizing, management and utilization of health statistical information depend heavily on IT. The theory and technology of metadata is one of modern information technologies to deal with these changes, which takes on an important role in discovering, organizing, management and use of health statistical information resources efficiently.