Epidemiology and Public Health

Public health informatics & Public health

The systematic information, computer science and technology in areas of public health like surveillance, prevention, and health promotion is known as public health informatics. Applications of Public health informatics promote the health of the whole population, which in turn promotes the health of individuals by preventing diseases and injuries by changing the conditions that increases the risk of the population. Public health informatics is uses informatics in public health data collection, analysis and actions. Emphasis on disease prevention in the population, realizing its objectives using a large variety of interventions, and work within governmental settings are aspects that makes Public health informatics different than other fields of informatics.The importance of Public health informatics includes the conceptualization, maintenance, and evaluation of communication, surveillance, and information systems related to public health.