Public health organizations continue to transform the health of individuals
and communities; informatics is critical to the success of this work. Public
health organizations cannot function without data and information when
making decisions about health policies, responding to emerging health
threats, and preventing disease through community interventions.
This 3rd edition of Public Health Informatics and Information Systems
builds upon the foundations established in the previous two editions. This
book is designed to give the reader access to knowledge about the informatics methods and information systems that can be used across the breadth of public health organizations in local, state, and national levels around the
globe. Not all public health organizations have robust informatics divisions
or unified information systems, yet most use at least one information system to support their work. This book can be used by individuals in all sizes of organizations as they work with evolving technologies to produce reliable data and information necessary for the work of public health organizations.