HI 5380 Principles and Foundation of Public Health Informatics

This course will introduce foundation knowledge of Public Health Informatics. In this course students will explore how  information sciences, and  computer sciences can be applied to enhance public health practice, research and education.  Content will include current standards, databases, networks, information systems and technologies applied to public health. In addition, this course will cover national and regional initiative and legal aspect of public health informatics. Students will gain hands-on experience by involvement in team projects. The projects will  explore a specific problem domain seeking to  critically analyze and propose practical solutions.

Course Objectives

–    Definition of Public Health Informatics, History and Significance
–    Core competencies of Public Health Informaticians.
–    Data Standards and Public Health Informatics.
–    National and Regional Public Health Informatics Initiatives.
–    Evaluation of Public Health Information Systems.
–    Case study of computer applications in public health promotion and surveillance

Prerequisites

Consent of the instructor