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Post Graduate Diploma in Public Health Informatics

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Public Health informatics is broadly defined as the systematic application of information and computer science and technology to public health practice, research and learning.

The academic programs are designed for individuals from diverse backgrounds including medicine, dentistry, allied health, psychology, computer science, information systems, engineering and management to name a few.  The focus is to provide education and training to individuals to make them competent public health informatics professionals.

The academic activities focus on short term trainings, workshops, certificate and diploma in Public Health Informatics at undergraduate, graduate and post graduate levels to prepare individuals with the knowledge, required skills and expertise to leverage the utilization of modern information technology in the field of public health research and practice.  

The objective of this course is to help individuals gain knowledge and skills in informatics concepts and applications and advance the use of informatics in risk assessment, disease monitoring and disease surveillance. The course provides an opportunity for the students to understand the information system architecture in public health, privacy, confidentiality and security issues related to health information systems. Graduate students from all disciplines are eligible for this course that will be offered online three times a year. The course consists of the following modules:

·    Introduction to Public Health Informatics (IPHI) - Basics of public health informatics, core competencies of public health professionals, and systematic review of public health information systems.

·    Foundation of Health Information Systems (FHIS) - This course is designed to help individuals gain knowledge and skills in public health standards, databases, privacy, confidentiality and security issues relevant to public health information systems.

·    Applications of Public Health Informatics (APHI) - overview of clinical decision support systems, Geographic Information Systems, public health surveillance systems.

·    Computer mediated Health Education and Health Promotion (CMHEHP) - Web based approaches to health education and health promotion, role of health literacy and varied learning needs of public health consumers and different stakeholders.