Title: PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS:
1PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS Challenges for Schools
of Public Health
Ron Brookmeyer Johns Hopkins University
2Challenges to Schools of Public Health
MANY REQUIRED COURSES
Biostatistics Environmental
Health Epidemiology
Health Services
Social and Behavioral
3Challenges to Schools of Public Health
HETEROGENEITY IN STUDENTS
Technical Knowledge Career
Focus and Goals
4Challenges to Schools of Public Health
KEEPING COURSES ( FACULTY) UP TO DATE
Modern Information Technology
Role of IT in Public Health Practice
5A MIX OF SOLUTIONS
- Pre-requisite of minimal I.T. competencies
- pre-matriculation
- orientation workshops
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- Updating/enhance existing courses/practicums
- integrate key databases into
curricula - surveillance/ tracking health
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- Stand Alone Courses
- Faculty retooling!
6 PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS SHOULD BE
INTEGRATED THROUGHOUT THE CORE PUBLIC HEALTH
CURRICULUM