Public Health Informatics

At the end of the course, students should be able to: 1. describe the fundamentals of computers organisation; 2. gain knowledge of various components of database applications and management; 3. have a comprehensive understanding of how informatics can be used to meet public health needs at a local, national and international level; 4. develop and adopt public health information system as needed to support public health policies, programmes and inventions; 5. assist in the development and adoption of appropriate information technology in public health; and 6. apply techniques and frameworks to interrogate and evaluate public health information systems.

Development, implementation and evaluation of public health information systems, and application of information technology to public health practice, research and learning. Introduction of public health disease surveillance systems (including their interaction with electronic health records), public health practice support systems, public health disaster and emergency systems, health consumers’ informatics for disease self-management and prevention.