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Public Health Informatics Concentration
Public Health Informatics is the systematic application of information and computer science and technology to public health practice, research and learning.
Public Health Informatics
Definition of a Public Health Informatician
Public health informaticians should acquire general competencies in the following areas:
a. Organization and Systems Management
b. Information Systems
c. Information Technology
d. Public Health.
There are nine critical and three important competencies for public health informaticians.
Critical Competencies
- Apply project management skills and knowledge to develop public health information systems.
- Use change management skills and knowledge to encourage adaptation of current methods and adoption of new methods of information management.
- Apply public health management knowledge and skills to support public health efforts.
- Know basic information systems and information systems theory to create effective and efficient public health systems.
- Possess skills and knowledge to plan , design, and develop information systems that meet the needs of public health practice and research to create effective and efficient public health systems.
- Use information systems skills and knowledge in the implementation of public health information systems.
- Use information systems skills and knowledge to evaluate inplemented public health information systems
- Apply skills and knowledge about information technology hardware to assist in the development and adoption of appropriate information technology in public health.
- Apply skills and knowledge about operating systems, software, and applications when developing or consulting on a public health information system.
- use resource management skills and knowledge to provide efficient support for public health information systems.
- Apply skills and knowledge to develop software for unique public health needs.
- Know public health science theories, principples, and methods when developing and implementing information systems.
Research Areas [HealthQuilt] [Center for Biosecurity and Public Health Informatics Research] [recent PHI research]
Disaster/emergency informatics
Geographic Information Systems
Global infectious disease monitoring
Health disparities analysis
Health information exchange
Informatics dimension of risk communication
Health literacy
Health promotion using technology
Informatics for vulnerable populations
Preventive health informatics
Public health data visualization
Risk communication
Spatial and temporal analysis
Syndromic surveillance
Primary Public Health Informatics Faculty of UT SHIS
- Noriaki Aoki, MD, MBA, PhD FJSIM
- Kim Dunn, MD, PhD
- Lex Frieden, MA, LLD (hon)
- Chiehwen Ed Hsu, PhD, MPH
- Craig W Johnson, PhD
- Cynthia L Phelps, PhD
- Jack W Smith, MD, PhD
- James P Turley, RN, PhD
- Robert W. Vogler, MEd, DSN
- Irmgard Willcockson, PhD
- Jiajie Zhang, Ph.D
UT SPH Public Health Informatics Faculty/Mentors
Burau, Keith D., PhD
Associate Professor of Biostatistics
Research interests: Job exposure matrix development and applications to epidemiological studies; spatial/temporal analysis
in epidemiology; occupational exposure analysis; automated ECG/VCG analysis; clinical data systems
Campus: Houston - Office: UCT W1042 Phone: 713 500-9472
Email: keith.d.burau@uth.tmc.edu
Shegog, Ross , PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences
Research interests: Application of instructional and/or decision-support technology in health promotion and disease
prevention including pediatric asthma management; prevention and cessation of adolescent and young adult tobacco use;
prevention of HIV, STD, and pregnancy in middle school children
Campus: Houston — Office: UCT 2668 Phone: 713 500-9677
Email: ross.shegog@uth.tmc.edu
Professor
Research interests: Biostatistics; chaos; demography; global health; life table; time series analysis; nonparametric methods; spatial statistics; statistical methods
Campus: Houston - Office: UCT W1006 Phone: 713 500-9270
Email: dejian.lai@uth.tmc.edu