PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS:

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PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS Challenges for Schools
of Public Health
Ron Brookmeyer Johns Hopkins University
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Challenges to Schools of Public Health
MANY REQUIRED COURSES
Biostatistics Environmental
Health Epidemiology
Health Services
Social and Behavioral
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Challenges to Schools of Public Health
HETEROGENEITY IN STUDENTS
Technical Knowledge Career
Focus and Goals
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Challenges to Schools of Public Health
KEEPING COURSES ( FACULTY) UP TO DATE
Modern Information Technology
Role of IT in Public Health Practice

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A MIX OF SOLUTIONS

• Pre-requisite of minimal I.T. competencies
• pre-matriculation
• orientation workshops
• Updating/enhance existing courses/practicums
• integrate key databases into
  curricula
• surveillance/ tracking health
• Stand Alone Courses
• Faculty retooling!

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PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS SHOULD BE
INTEGRATED THROUGHOUT THE CORE PUBLIC HEALTH
CURRICULUM