Data Federation Approach to Health and Wellbeing Knowledge Base – The Case of Hale&Hearty Project

Abstract

Healthcare is a vital public service for any society. To stay healthy, people are not only interested in acute and primary care services, but also in amenities that promote health and fitness, both physical and mental. However, information pertaining to what services are available to the public is not always readily accessible and easy to find. This work in progress paper builds on an ongoing project of the Irish Government - Hale & Hearty. The aim of the project is to provide a comprehensive Health & Wellbeing Knowledge Base and an easy-to-use web application to provide health and wellbeing information to the public and data managers. This involves the harmonization and linking of data from many sources, including Local Authorities, the Central Statistics Office, and Healthcare Providers. The Hale & Hearty Knowledge Base will be available as Open Data on the National Open Data Portal and the European Data Portal.