Guided Notes
Public Health Informatics
Surveillance systems, notifiable disease reporting (ELR, eCR), syndromic surveillance, immunization information systems, vital records, outbreak detection and data modernization.
What public health informatics does
Slide 1 / 5Public health protects populations, not individual patients. Informatics supports: • Surveillance — detecting and tracking diseases and conditions. • Outbreak investigation and response. • Immunization programs. • Vital statistics (births, deaths). • Environmental and occupational health. • Program evaluation and policy. Data flows from hospitals, labs, clinics and pharmacies to local, state and national agencies.